Module 6

Death Rate and Infectivity

In this module, we continue to explore what generates a second wave (or nth wave) of the COVID 19 epidemics. We further modify the model by adding a balancing feedback loop in which people observe changes in the COVID 19 death rate and adjust their safety measures. These behavioral adjustments can lower the infectivity when a contact is made. In this module, we use a table function to represent this non-linear relationship.

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