Isolation Strategies to Contain an Outbreak

Choosing a Vaccination Strategy

Two very significant factors in selecting a vaccination strategy are the vaccine supply and the extent of the outbreak.

The number of available doses could make the difference between focusing only on the ring of contacts and the contacts of contacts and focusing on an entire community.

Is the outbreak confined to one small area, or are there multiple areas in various places around the country? Localized cases could mean choosing a smaller number of people to vaccinate. Cases around the country could indicate a multi-prolonged attack and lead to the decision to immunize the entire population.

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