Complexity Science Seminar Series - Abstracts
Title:
Optimal Vaccine Allocation
Presenter:
Dr. Andrea Apolloni, Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory, Virginia Tech
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 3:30-4:30pm
Abstract:
Vaccine allocation is a logistical problem: given a certain quantity of vaccine (i.e influence ), how distribute among people in an efficient way for reducing the final outbreak size? One of the possible policy is to distribute randomly vaccine doses among people. A more targeted policy, which includes the identification of strata who are more sensible, and an accurate redistribution can be more efficient. In this seminar I will present some preliminary results of a work done in collaboration between our group and the Harvard Public Health School. The talk is divided in two part: the first one is a review of the theoretical approach to the problem of vaccine allocation; the second one it's an analysis of simulations of influenza epidemic in UTAH and the application of vaccine allocation policies.
Seminar Location: The seminars are held at:
Virginia Tech, Corporate Research Center
1880 Pratt Drive, Building XV
Seminar Room, First Floor
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