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Optimal COVID-19 lockdown strategies in an age-structured SEIR model of Northern Ireland

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Abernethy GM & Glass DH (2022) Optimal COVID-19 lockdown strategies in an age-structured SEIR model of Northern Ireland. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 19 (188). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0896

Abstract
An age-structured SEIR model simulates the propagation of COVID-19 in the population of Northern Ireland. It is used to identify optimal timings of short-term lockdowns that enable long-term pandemic exit strategies by clearing the threshold for herd immunity or achieving time for vaccine development with minimal excess deaths.

Keywords
compartmental model; epidemiology; lockdown simulation; SARS-CoV-2

Journal
Journal of The Royal Society Interface: Volume 19, Issue 188

StatusPublished
FundersSheffield Hallam University
Publication date31/03/2022
Publication date online31/03/2022
Date accepted by journal16/02/2022
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/36739
PublisherThe Royal Society
ISSN1742-5662

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