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Simulating Vaccination

This video show a simulation in which half the agents are assumed to have been vaccinated. This makes the epidemic spreads much more slowly.

This video shows the Agent Based Model run with 50% of the agents vaccinated.

Without vaccination the epidemic spreads rapidly as illustrated in Figure 6.1(a) . There is a high peak with over half the agents infected.

After vaccination of 50% of the population the video of the simulation shows a much lower peak and many less agents being infected.

When the number of vaccinations is increased to 65% of the population the virus finds it difficult to get a hold, as illustrated in Figure 6.1(b). In practice most vaccination programmes aim for 80% or more of the population. [2]

Figure 6.1. (a) no vaccinations (6) (b) 65% vaccinations Two screenshots of runs of the ABM. On the left none of the agents is vaccinated and there is a large peak of infections.. On the left 65% are vaccinated and there is no peak

Addition 18^th May 2020

A tracker, developed by the Vaccine Centre at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, follows COVID-19 vaccine candidates as they progress through the development pipeline. It is updated weekly. COVID-19 vaccine development pipeline With thanks to Robert Peek.

What do you think

Do you think this is a convincing demonstration that vaccination works? Do you think vaccinating up to 80% or more of the population is a good policy?