Vaccine Distribution: NIT Uttarakhand's Efficient Strategies for Indian District

List of proposals

Developing a Strategy for Vaccine Distribution

Key Proposal Details

1. Formula for calculating vaccine distribution ratio mentioned in the proposal

2. Support will be needed to engage central and state governments

Funding Requirement (INR)

6,26,300 per district

Name of the Institute/Incubator

NIT Uttarakhand

Geography of the technology - National or any particular States for implementation

Pan-India

Name of the PI/Faculty/Researcher/Technologist/Startup

Aditya Roda, Medha

Current Status of Proposal

Exploratory conversation scheduled

Estimated Target Population for COVID-19 Vaccination across Most Swayed Districts in India

Key Proposal Details

Based on the availability of data, use statistical techniques to:

1. Evaluate R0 values for the country's 640 districts and delineate the areas that need attention at the priority where the rate of spread is high.

2. Calculate the percentage of the population which needs vaccination in each district

3. Generate short-term forecasts for COVID-19 cases in the near future