System dynamics analysis on the effectiveness of vaccination and social mobilization policies for COVID-19 in the United States

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 8; p. e0268443
• Main Authors: Chen, Jiayi, Chou, Shuo-Yan, Yu, Tiffany Hui-Kuang, Rizqi, Zakka Ugih, Hang, Dinh Thi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 12.08.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Case studies; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; Developing countries; Disease control; Disease transmission; Dynamic tests; Economics; Education; Effectiveness; Employment; Evaluation; Global economy; LDCs; Medical supplies; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mitigation; Pandemics; People and places; Policies; Public health; Public health administration; Social distancing; Social Sciences; System dynamics; Vaccination; Viruses; United States; United States > US; Taiwan
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268443

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant public health and economic challenges worldwide. Various health and non-pharmaceutical policies have been adopted by different countries to control the spread of the virus. To shed light on the impact of vaccination and social mobilization policies during this wide-ranging crisis, this paper applies a system dynamics analysis on the effectiveness of these two types of policies on pandemic containment and the economy in the United States. Based on the simulation of different policy scenarios, the findings are expected to help decisions and mitigation efforts throughout this pandemic and beyond.