论文信息 - Optimal vaccination schedules in a deterministic epidemic model

Optimal vaccination schedules in a deterministic epidemic model

Abstract A deterministic epidemic model is modified to allow vaccination and a definition of preventing or controlling an epidemic is given. The question of finding an optimal vaccination strategy (a least cost vaccination program for a given cost functional) to prevent an epidemic is posed. The use of the dynamic programming technique to construct the optimal vaccination program is illustrated. Optimal vaccination schedules are given which were computed for some specific theoretical epidemics.

Herbert W. Hethcote | Paul Waltman | P. Waltman | H. Hethcote

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