The impact of vaccination to control COVID-19 burden in the United States: A simulation modeling approach

With over 32 million cases in the US alone, poorly controlled transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has challenged the capacity of health systems and has resulted in over 580,000 deaths. Until recently, the only effective measures for controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 have been nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as physical distancing and masking. Sustained adherence to these NPIs is variable and difficult to achieve. Authors, including HIP Investigator Dr. Brian Patterson, examined the impact of vaccination on the control of SARS-CoV-2 using our previously developed agent-based simulation model.