Table 1. Model notation.
Symbol | Meaning |
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C(i) | Age-dependent susceptibility scaling factor of individual i |
T(i) | Age-dependent transmissibility scaling factor of individual i |
N H(i) | Number of individuals in an individual i’s household |
T H | Baseline transmission rate across household contact |
ρ H(i,j) | Household transmission rate from individual j to individual i |
T B | Baseline transmission rate across bubble contact, T B = CT H where c ∈ [0 1] |
ρ B(i,j) | Bubble transmission rate from individual j to individual i |
ε | Baseline mean-field transmission rate |
ε(i) | Mean-field transmission rate to an individual i |
I g(i) | Infection status of an individual
i at generation
g.
I g(i) = 0 if i is susceptible at generation g. I g(i) = 1 if i has been infected by generation g (so includes recovered individuals) |
S g (i) | 1 - I g(i), i.e. the susceptibility status of an individual i at generation g. |
N | Size of population. |