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. 2021 Sep 2;17(9):e1009288. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009288

Table 3. Model variables.

Subscripts i denote the ith age group, superscripts the vaccination status (unvaccinated, immunized by one dose, by two doses).

Variable Meaning Units Explanation
Si,Si1,Si2 Susceptible pools people Non-infected people that may acquire the virus.
Vi0,Vi1 Vaccinated pools people Non-infected people that have been vaccinated but have not developed antibodies yet, thus may acquire the virus.
Ei,Ei1,Ei2 Exposed pools people Infected people in latent period. Cannot spread the virus.
Ii,Ii1,Ii2 Infectious pools people Currently infectious people.
ICUi,ICUi1,ICUi2 ICU pools people Infected people receiving ICU treatment, isolated.
Di,Di1,Di2 Dead pools people Dead people.
Ri,Ri1,Ri2 Recovered pools people Recovered/immune people that have acquired post-infection or sterilizing vaccination immunity.
N^obs Observed new infections people day−1 Daily new infections, including reporting delays. Eq (42)
R^tobs Observed reproduction number The reproduction number that can be estimated only from the observed cases: R^tobs=N^obs(t)/N^obs(t-4).