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Optimization of vaccination for COVID-19 in the midst of a pandemic
An SIR–like kinetic model tracking individuals' viral load
1. | Mathematics Area, SISSA – International School for Advanced Studies, Via Bonomea 265, I-34136 Trieste, Italy |
2. | Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 53/A, 43124 Parma, Italy |
3. | Department of Mathematical Sciences "G. L. Lagrange", Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy |
In classical epidemic models, a neglected aspect is the heterogeneity of disease transmission and progression linked to the viral load of each infected individual. Here, we investigate the interplay between the evolution of individuals' viral load and the epidemic dynamics from a theoretical point of view. We propose a stochastic particle model describing the infection transmission and the individual physiological course of the disease. Agents have a double microscopic state: a discrete label, that denotes the epidemiological compartment to which they belong and switches in consequence of a Markovian process, and a microscopic trait, measuring their viral load, that changes in consequence of binary interactions or interactions with a background. Specifically, we consider Susceptible–Infected–Removed–like dynamics where infectious individuals may be isolated and the isolation rate may depend on the viral load–sensitivity and frequency of tests. We derive kinetic evolution equations for the distribution functions of the viral load of the individuals in each compartment, whence, via upscaling procedures, we obtain macroscopic equations for the densities and viral load momentum. We perform then a qualitative analysis of the ensuing macroscopic model. Finally, we present numerical tests in the case of both constant and viral load–dependent isolation control.
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[8] |
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G. Dimarco, B. Perthame, G. Toscani and M. Zanella,
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|
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[23] |
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[24] |
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Boltzmann–type equations for multi–agent systems with label switching, Kinetic and Related Models, 14 (2021), 867-894.
doi: 10.3934/krm.2021027. |
[25] |
N. Loy and A. Tosin,
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Parameter | Description | Baseline value |
Frequency of new births or immigration | 1 days |
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Newborns probability parameter | ||
Frequency of natural deaths | 0.01 days |
|
Probability of dying of natural causes | ||
Frequency of binary interactions | 1 days |
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Transmission probability parameter | 0.29 | |
Initial viral load of infected individuals | 0.01 | |
Frequency of isolation for |
See Section 5.3 | |
Frequency of isolation for |
See Section 5.3 | |
Probability for an infectious individual to be isolated | See Section 5.3 | |
Frequency of viral load evolution | 0.50 days |
|
Factor of increase of the viral load | 0.40 | |
Factor of decay of the viral load | 0.20 | |
Probability of having passed the viral load peak | ||
Probability of recovering | ||
Frequency of disease–induced deaths | 0.01 days |
|
Probability of dying from the disease | 0.10 |
Parameter | Description | Baseline value |
Frequency of new births or immigration | 1 days |
|
Newborns probability parameter | ||
Frequency of natural deaths | 0.01 days |
|
Probability of dying of natural causes | ||
Frequency of binary interactions | 1 days |
|
Transmission probability parameter | 0.29 | |
Initial viral load of infected individuals | 0.01 | |
Frequency of isolation for |
See Section 5.3 | |
Frequency of isolation for |
See Section 5.3 | |
Probability for an infectious individual to be isolated | See Section 5.3 | |
Frequency of viral load evolution | 0.50 days |
|
Factor of increase of the viral load | 0.40 | |
Factor of decay of the viral load | 0.20 | |
Probability of having passed the viral load peak | ||
Probability of recovering | ||
Frequency of disease–induced deaths | 0.01 days |
|
Probability of dying from the disease | 0.10 |
Scenario S1 | Scenario S2 | |
arg |
55.08 days | 90.62 days |
CI |
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CH |
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CD |
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289.35 | 75.92 |
Scenario S1 | Scenario S2 | |
arg |
55.08 days | 90.62 days |
CI |
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CH |
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CD |
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289.35 | 75.92 |
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