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Constrained Optimization in COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation [Part II]
In order to estimate the number of susceptible individuals in each county i, we need to consider the population size Ni and the total current COVID-19 cases Ci. Considering these factors, the estimate is given by : Ni − Ci The Ni of the 14 Massachusetts counties ranges from 11,801 of Nantucket County to 1,618,160 of Middlesex County as of 2021. Ci is determined by data from the Massachusetts…
