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Minimizing epidemic spread through mitigation of anti-vaccine opinion propagation

Minimizing epidemic spread through mitigation of anti-vaccine opinion propagation
Minimizing epidemic spread through mitigation of anti-vaccine opinion propagation
In this study we investigate the impact of vaccination attitudes,
as a social contagion, on disease dynamics. Vaccine-related negative information poses a significant concern since it is a major motivator of vaccination hesitancy. This information may cause social contagion of anti-vaccination opinions, resulting in clusters of unprotected people and potentially larger epidemic outbreaks. Therefore, this research aims to minimize the spread of an epidemic by mitigating anti-vaccine social contagion with an effective countercampaign that promotes vaccination. In a coupled-dynamic model describing processes of opinion diffusion and disease spreading, we propose a number of techniques to mitigate the propagation of anti-vaccine opinions and prevent the expansion of anti-vaccine communities. We observed that the existence of pro-vaccine sentiments has a varying impact on the incidence of epidemics. Additionally, our research demonstrates that targeted positive campaigns can effectively reduce epidemics compared to a random approach.
epidemic dynamics, opinion diffusion, complex networks, anti-vaccine sentiments
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Alahmadi, Sarah Hamed
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Hoyle, Rebecca
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Brede, Markus
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Alahmadi, Sarah Hamed
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Hoyle, Rebecca
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Alahmadi, Sarah Hamed, Hoyle, Rebecca and Brede, Markus (2023) Minimizing epidemic spread through mitigation of anti-vaccine opinion propagation. French Regional Conference on Complex Systems<br/>FRCCS 2023, Le Havre, France, Le Havre, France. 31 May - 02 Jun 2023. pp. 1-4 . (In Press)

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Abstract

In this study we investigate the impact of vaccination attitudes,
as a social contagion, on disease dynamics. Vaccine-related negative information poses a significant concern since it is a major motivator of vaccination hesitancy. This information may cause social contagion of anti-vaccination opinions, resulting in clusters of unprotected people and potentially larger epidemic outbreaks. Therefore, this research aims to minimize the spread of an epidemic by mitigating anti-vaccine social contagion with an effective countercampaign that promotes vaccination. In a coupled-dynamic model describing processes of opinion diffusion and disease spreading, we propose a number of techniques to mitigate the propagation of anti-vaccine opinions and prevent the expansion of anti-vaccine communities. We observed that the existence of pro-vaccine sentiments has a varying impact on the incidence of epidemics. Additionally, our research demonstrates that targeted positive campaigns can effectively reduce epidemics compared to a random approach.

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Accepted/In Press date: 21 March 2023
Venue - Dates: French Regional Conference on Complex Systems<br/>FRCCS 2023, Le Havre, France, Le Havre, France, 2023-05-31 - 2023-06-02
Keywords: epidemic dynamics, opinion diffusion, complex networks, anti-vaccine sentiments

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Local EPrints ID: 476547
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/476547
PURE UUID: f0394d27-2ccb-498d-99f6-642051eda6ac
ORCID for Rebecca Hoyle: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1645-1071

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Date deposited: 05 May 2023 16:41
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:21

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Author: Sarah Hamed Alahmadi
Author: Rebecca Hoyle ORCID iD
Author: Markus Brede

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