Vaccination and herd immunity thresholds in heterogeneous populations

DOI10.1007/S00285-021-01686-ZzbMATH Open1480.92125OpenAlexW4226209245WikidataQ113905440 ScholiaQ113905440MaRDI QIDQ2067643FDOQ2067643

Authors: Elamin H. Elbasha, Abba B. Gumel 

Publication date: 18 January 2022

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-021-01686-z

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zbMATH Keywords

heterogeneitybasic reproduction numberhomogeneous populationmixing patternherd immunity thresholdSVIR model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Medical epidemiology (92C60) Applications of branching processes (60J85)

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