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Prioritizing vaccinations using partial network data significantly improves epidemic control. Even limited information on social connections can be as effective as complete network data for vaccination strategies.

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  • Epidemiology
  • Network Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Network structure is crucial for effective epidemic interventions.
  • Resource constraints often limit data availability for real-world interventions.
  • Investigating the impact of partial network data on vaccination effectiveness is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess how varying accuracy of network data affects vaccination strategies.
  • To compare the effectiveness of different network-based vaccination approaches.
  • To determine if complete network data is necessary for optimal intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) models on empirical social networks.
  • Used regression analysis to link village-level network properties to infection rates.
  • Simulated vaccinating 10% of individuals using various network-based strategies, including those requiring partial data.

Main Results:

  • Village network properties like degree distribution strongly predicted cumulative incidence.
  • Network-based vaccination reduced infections more than random vaccination.
  • Partial network data approaches, like Fixed Choice Design (FCD), showed comparable effectiveness to full network data.

Conclusions:

  • Partial network information can substantially improve epidemic outcomes.
  • Prioritizing vaccines using even limited network data is feasible and effective.
  • Complete network structure may not be required for successful outbreak interventions.