We compared seven node vaccination strategies in twelve real-world complex networks. The node vaccination strategies are modeled as node removal on networks. We performed node vaccination strategies both removing nodes according to the initial network structure, i.e., non-adaptive approach, and performing partial node rank recalculation after node removal, i.e., semi-adaptive approach. To quantify the efficacy of each vaccination strategy, we used three epidemic spread indicators: the size of the largest connected component, the total number of infected at the end of the epidemic, and the maximum number of simultaneously infected individuals. We show that the best vaccination strategies in the non-adaptive and semi-adaptive approaches are different and that the best strategy also depends on the number of available vaccines. Furthermore, a partial recalculation of the node centrality increases the efficacy of the vaccination strategies by up to 80%.

A comparison of node vaccination strategies to halt SIR epidemic spreading in real-world complex networks / Sartori, F; Turchetto, M; Bellingeri, M; Scotognella, F; Alfieri, R; Nguyen, N-K-K; Le, T-T; Nguyen, Q; Cassi, D. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 12:1(2022), p. 21355. [10.1038/s41598-022-24652-1]

A comparison of node vaccination strategies to halt SIR epidemic spreading in real-world complex networks

Sartori, F
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Turchetto, M;Bellingeri, M;Alfieri, R;Cassi, D
2022-01-01

Abstract

We compared seven node vaccination strategies in twelve real-world complex networks. The node vaccination strategies are modeled as node removal on networks. We performed node vaccination strategies both removing nodes according to the initial network structure, i.e., non-adaptive approach, and performing partial node rank recalculation after node removal, i.e., semi-adaptive approach. To quantify the efficacy of each vaccination strategy, we used three epidemic spread indicators: the size of the largest connected component, the total number of infected at the end of the epidemic, and the maximum number of simultaneously infected individuals. We show that the best vaccination strategies in the non-adaptive and semi-adaptive approaches are different and that the best strategy also depends on the number of available vaccines. Furthermore, a partial recalculation of the node centrality increases the efficacy of the vaccination strategies by up to 80%.
2022
A comparison of node vaccination strategies to halt SIR epidemic spreading in real-world complex networks / Sartori, F; Turchetto, M; Bellingeri, M; Scotognella, F; Alfieri, R; Nguyen, N-K-K; Le, T-T; Nguyen, Q; Cassi, D. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 12:1(2022), p. 21355. [10.1038/s41598-022-24652-1]
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