Modeling social inequality in epidemics (IMAGE)

Santa Fe Institute

Modeling social inequality in epidemics

Caption

The new study introduces a metric that quantifies how social factors like crowded living conditions, limited vaccine access, and financial barriers directly shape the way disease spreads (image: SFI / Edson De la O)

Credit

Edson De la O / Santa Fe Institute

Usage Restrictions

This feature illustration can only be used with stories directly connected to this story and the paper "Structural causal influence (SCI) captures the forces of social inequality in models of infectious disease". Credit to "Edson De la O / Santa Fe Institute"

License

Original content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.