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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?.
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| Author | Mann, J. |
| Abstract | When a vaccine is introduced in to a population, members of the population must choose from the two options- remaining susceptible and risking being infected, or being vaccinated. The expected cost for remaining susceptible will depend on the proportion of people in the population who are vaccinated. The individual will choose whichever option they perceive as presenting the lowest expected cost to them. However, the expected cost to the community as a whole will depend on the proportion of individuals choosing each strategy and the cost associated with each strategy (Bauch, 2003). Mathematical modeling will be used to investigate two different vaccination schedules: yearly vaccination and life-long vaccination. For an infection that requires yearly vaccination, such as influenza, we assume that there is no lasting effect of the previous year’s vaccination, and at the beginning of each year the entire population is susceptible to infection. We compare this with an infection that is endemic in the population but has low prevalence, |
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| Subject Keyword | Expected Cost Yearly Vaccination Entire Population Low Prevalence Lasting Effect Mathematical Modeling Previous Year Vaccination Different Vaccination Schedule Life-long Vaccination |
| Content Type | Text |
