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. 2021 Aug 11;7(33):eabf9040. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abf9040

Table 1. SIRS model parameters.

Parameter Values Details
Baseline reproduction
number, R0
2.30 Estimated
Average duration of
infection, 1/γ
7 days (18)
Immune duration, 1/ω Short-lived (3
months), 1 year, 10
years, permanent
Assumed
Natural birth rate, μ 1/80 for the youngest
class; 0 for all the
other age classes
80-year life
expectancy
Natural mortality
rate, ν
0 for all age classes Assumed
Average rate of
aging, a
1 for all age classes Reverse of the 5-year
age interval
Infection-fatality ratio age-specific IFR Estimated from (16)
Demography age-specific
proportion of
population
Annualized from (23)
Social mixing
pattern, C
age-structured
number of contacts
Annualized from (24)