A model of behavioural response to risk accurately predicts the statistical distribution of COVID-19 infection and reproduction numbers

Abstract One clear aspect of behaviour in the COVID-19 pandemic has been people’s focus on, and response to, reported or observed infection numbers in their community. We describe a simple model of infectious disease spread in a pandemic situation where people’s behaviour is influenced by the curren...

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Main Authors: Fintan Costello, Paul Watts, Rita Howe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28752-4