Homophilous Networks with Infectious Diseases
Title
Homophilous Networks with Infectious Diseases
Subject
Social Science
Description
Homophilous Networks with Infectious Diseases
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of our lives since it hit 2 years ago. Policies enacted to reduce social contact such as mandatory mask-wearing and vaccination have sparked widespread debate on whether they are necessary and efficient. In my URSS project this summer, I used network models with differing levels of homophily to identify whether government policy should focus on promoting vaccination or mask-wearing in the short-run and long-run to reduce the number of deaths caused by infection.
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of our lives since it hit 2 years ago. Policies enacted to reduce social contact such as mandatory mask-wearing and vaccination have sparked widespread debate on whether they are necessary and efficient. In my URSS project this summer, I used network models with differing levels of homophily to identify whether government policy should focus on promoting vaccination or mask-wearing in the short-run and long-run to reduce the number of deaths caused by infection.
Creator
Dhruva Jaishankar
Date
2021
Collection
Citation
Dhruva Jaishankar, “Homophilous Networks with Infectious Diseases,” URSS Showcase, accessed May 6, 2024, https://urss.warwick.ac.uk/items/show/104.