The Benefits of Vaccinating With the First Available COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During a pandemic, there are many situations in which the first available vaccines may not have as high effectiveness as vaccines that are still under development or vaccines that are not yet ready for distribution, raising the question of whether it is better to go with what is available now or wait.

Methods

In 2020, the team developed a computational model that represents the U.S. population, COVID-19 coronavirus spread, and vaccines with different possible efficacies (to prevent infection or to reduce severe disease) and vaccination timings to estimate the clinical and economic value of vaccination.

Results

Except for a limited number of situations, mainly early on in a pandemic and for a vaccine that prevents infection, when an initial vaccine is avai

SUBMITTER: Bartsch SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7817395 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature