Modeling strict age-targeted mitigation strategies for COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: We use a simple SIR-like epidemic model integrating known age-contact patterns for the United States to model the effect of age-targeted mitigation strategies for a COVID-19-like epidemic. We find that, among strategies which end with population immunity, strict age-targeted mitigation strategies have the potential to greatly reduce mortalities and ICU utilization for natural parameter choices.

SUBMITTER: Chikina M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380601 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature