| PV (t) | be the payoff to vaccinate on day t where t = 1 is the day that the index case is infectious and starts showing symptoms. |
| PN | is the payoff not to vaccinate at all. |
| rvacc | the penalty to vaccinate, i.e., the risk of adverse events. |
| rinf | the penalty due to being infected, i.e., the disease complication risk. |
| L | is the payoff before penalties, i.e., the number of life years if never vaccinated and never infected. |