Location Optimization of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites: Case in Hillsborough County, Florida
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Method
2.1. Study Area and Data Collection
2.2. Two-Step MCLP Model
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Reserved Vaccines for the Vulnerable
3.2. Constraint B
3.3. Capacities of Candidate Sites
3.4. Constraints C and D
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Case No. | Description | S in Constraint A | M in Constraint B | Selected Existing Sites | Selected Candidate Sites | Z in Objective | SVI~Drive | SVI~Walk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | The real situation | 23,500 | 300 | 289 | 0 | 15,571,906 | 0.191 | −0.03 (N/S) |
1 | 0% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 234 | 37 | 16,463,086 | 0.227 | 0.376 |
2 | 10% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 239 | 37 | 16,432,874 | 0.229 | 0.381 |
3 | 20% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 242 | 35 | 16,346,930 | 0.238 | 0.376 |
4 | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 234 | 37 | 16,203,260 | 0.255 | 0.381 |
5 | 30% Reserved for step1 | 23,500 | 300 | 238 | 36 | 16,199,157 | 0.218 | 0.370 |
Case No. | Description | S in Constraint A | M in Constraint B | Selected Existing Sites | Selected Candidate Sites | Z in Objective | SVI~Drive | SVI~Walk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4a | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 100 | 254 | 32 | 29,741,147 | 0.264 | 0.373 |
4 | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 234 | 37 | 16,203,260 | 0.255 | 0.381 |
4b | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 500 | 162 | 55 | 10,344,833 | 0.238 | 0.377 |
Case No. | Description | S in Constraint A | M in Constraint B | Candidate Site Capacity | Selected Existing Sites | Selected Candidate Sites | Z in Objective | SVI~Drive | SVI~Walk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4c | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 50 | 112 | 212 | 16,956,177 | 0.305 | 0.395 |
4 | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 200 | 234 | 37 | 16,203,260 | 0.255 | 0.381 |
4d | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 500 | 242 | 14 | 15,568,174 | 0.241 | 0.376 |
4e | 30% Reserved | 23,500 | 300 | 1000 | 232 | 7 | 15,407,636 | 0.232 | 0.371 |
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Chen, Y.; Tao, R.; Downs, J. Location Optimization of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites: Case in Hillsborough County, Florida. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12443. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912443
Chen Y, Tao R, Downs J. Location Optimization of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites: Case in Hillsborough County, Florida. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12443. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912443
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Yuzhou, Ran Tao, and Joni Downs. 2022. "Location Optimization of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites: Case in Hillsborough County, Florida" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12443. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912443
APA StyleChen, Y., Tao, R., & Downs, J. (2022). Location Optimization of COVID-19 Vaccination Sites: Case in Hillsborough County, Florida. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), 12443. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912443