The Effect of Vaccination on the Competitive Advantage of Two Strains of an Infectious Disease

Speaker:  Matthew D. Johnston

We investigate how a population's natural and vaccine immunity affects the competitive balance between two strains of an infectious disease with different epidemiological characteristics. Specifically, we consider the case where one strain is more transmissible and the other strain is more immune-resistant. Our analysis shows that vaccination has a significant effect on the competitive balance between two strains, potentially leading to dramatic flips from one strain dominating in the population to the other. It also shows that which strain gains an advantage as a population's immunity level increases depends upon the integration between the mechanisms of natural and vaccine immunity.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

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  • Have your phone plugged in
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