Assessing vaccination strategies for the COVID-19 epidemic in Minas Gerais (Brazil). (Special Covid issue.)
Semina: Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas
; 42(1 Suppl):35-44, 2020.
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in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-2270801
ABSTRACT
In this work we analyze the effectiveness of vaccination strategies for the COVID-19 epidemic in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Firstly we study the effectiveness of general vaccination in the decreasing of the number of infected individuals using a traditional non structured SEIR model. Secondly we consider an age-structured SEIR model with three age classes (youngster, adult and elderly) and we analyze the current strategy in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, of focusing the vaccination on the elderly group. We conclude by showing this strategy to be mistaken and that a vaccination focusing on the age group of the adults would be much more efficient in decreasing the total number of infected individuals.
Mathematics and Statistics [ZZ100], Host Resistance and Immunity [HH600], Prion; Viral; Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210], human diseases, vaccination, immunization, vaccines, disease prevention, health protection, epidemics, viral diseases, coronavirus disease 2019, age differences, children, adolescents, adults, young adults, middle-aged adults, elderly, immune sensitization, man, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, high Human Development Index countries, Latin America, America, South America, upper-middle income countries, Homo, Hominidae, primates, mammals, vertebrates, Chordata, animals, eukaryotes, Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus, Betacoronavirus, Coronavirinae, Coronaviridae, Nidovirales, positive-sense ssRNA Viruses, ssRNA Viruses, RNA Viruses, viruses, SARS-CoV-2, viral infections, teenagers, aged, elderly people, older adults, senior citizens
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Vaccines
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South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
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Semina: Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas
Year:
2020
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Article
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