Zhennan Wang

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Business Analytics

Advisor: Dr. Pritha Dutta

Lubin School of Business

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Thesis

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is known as an infectious disease that has a bigger impact on urban areas with high-density populations. In New York City, however, there are huge differences in the impacts of Covid-19 at the neighborhood level. In addition, there is a negative correlation between the Covid Case Rate and the Vaccination Rate, and areas that are affected the most have poor socio-economic conditions. To better address the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, I collected social and economic data from Community Health Profiles as well as Covid-19 data from NYC Health. Using this data I created visualizations in Tableau to identify the key factors that contribute to the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 on different neighborhoods. From the key factors, I developed a Binary Integer Programming model in Excel to determine the optimal locations for Community-based Pop-up Vaccination Centers while minimizing costs. The results support that these vaccine sites can serve the underrepresented neighborhoods.

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