Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "Infectious-Diseases"
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Deriving effective vaccine allocation strategies for pandemic influenza: Comparison of an agent-based simulation and a compartmental model
(Public Library of Science, 2017-02-21)Individuals are prioritized based on their risk profiles when allocating limited vaccine stocks during an influenza pandemic. Computationally expensive but realistic agent-based simulations and fast but stylized compartmental ... -
Policy Resistance Undermines Superspreader Vaccination Strategies For Influenza
(Public Library of Science, 2013-03-01)Theoretical models of infection spread on networks predict that targeting vaccination at individuals with a very large number of contacts (superspreaders) can reduce infection incidence by a significant margin. These models ...