During an epidemic,such as the COVID-19 pandemic,policy-makers are faced with the decision of implementing effective,yet socioeconomically costly intervention strategies,such as school and workplace closure,physical d...During an epidemic,such as the COVID-19 pandemic,policy-makers are faced with the decision of implementing effective,yet socioeconomically costly intervention strategies,such as school and workplace closure,physical distancing,etc.In this study,we propose a rigorous definition of epidemiological strategies.In addition,we develop a scheme for comparing certain epidemiological strategies,with the goal of providing policy-makers with a tool for their systematic comparison.Then,we put the suggested scheme to the test by employing an age-based epidemiological compartment model introduced in Bitsouni et al.(2024),coupled with data from the literature,in order to compare the effectiveness of age-based and horizontal interventions.In general,our findings suggest that these two are comparable,mainly at a low or medium level of intensity.展开更多
基金financed by the Research Council of the University of Patras.
文摘During an epidemic,such as the COVID-19 pandemic,policy-makers are faced with the decision of implementing effective,yet socioeconomically costly intervention strategies,such as school and workplace closure,physical distancing,etc.In this study,we propose a rigorous definition of epidemiological strategies.In addition,we develop a scheme for comparing certain epidemiological strategies,with the goal of providing policy-makers with a tool for their systematic comparison.Then,we put the suggested scheme to the test by employing an age-based epidemiological compartment model introduced in Bitsouni et al.(2024),coupled with data from the literature,in order to compare the effectiveness of age-based and horizontal interventions.In general,our findings suggest that these two are comparable,mainly at a low or medium level of intensity.
