Project $2$ Vaccine Distribution USING MATLAB

Introduction

This project will require you to write a function that handles matrix data using loops and indexing.

You work for a government entity and have been tasked with processing information about vaccine

supply needs. Vaccines are being distributed to people in $5$ phases, based on their age, pre$-$existing

conditions, and jobs that place them at risk. Vaccines must be distributed in $2$ doses. You have

information about the following:

$-$ Anonymous information from people in the vaccine site$$s region:

o The phase that they are eligible for.

o Whether they have had $0,1,$ or $2$ doses of the vaccine.

o How many days it has been since the last dose of the vaccine for an individual.

$-$ The number of vaccine doses that will be available each day.

You have been tasked with determining a distribution plan for determining which individuals will get the

vaccine on a given day.

Procedure

Write a function that takes $2$ inputs:

$-$ A $3$xN matrix of data on people in the region. Each column represents a different person.

o Row $1$ is eligibility.

o Row $2$ is how many doses they have received

o Row $3$ is how many days it has been since their last dose. Those who haven$$t had any

vaccine doses will have a $-1$ in this row.

$-$ The number of vaccines available on a day

The function should return one output:

$-$ A $1$xN array containing either $1$ or $0.$

o $1$ represents an individual who is to receive a vaccine dose

o $0$ represents an individual who will not receive a vaccine dose

Column indices in your input matrix and output array represent the same individuals.

The number of $1$s in your output array should always be equal to the number of vaccines available that

day.

Your function should prioritize lower phase numbers for receiving a vaccine.

Your function should prioritize first doses over second doses for people in the same phase.

You function should only give vaccines to individuals who have received fewer than $2$ doses.

Your function should not give vaccines to individuals who have received a vaccine dose within the last

$21$ days.

If two people are at the same phase, have the same number of doses, and are able to receive a vaccine

today, but there is only $1$ dose left for that day, give the vaccine to the person with the lower column

index.