From: Simulating school closure policies for cost effective pandemic decision making
Sociological Parameters | Reference(s) | |||||||
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Age Groups | Population | |||||||
<= 5 | 2,019,138 | FedStat [29] | ||||||
>5 < =18 | 4,655,105 | |||||||
> = 19 | 17,612,731 | |||||||
Total | 24,326,974 | |||||||
% With Children <16 | 53.58 | FedStat [29] | ||||||
Average Daily Salary ($/day) | 135.25 | |||||||
Employment Rate (%) | 93 | |||||||
Single Parents (%) | 20 | Lempel et al. [3] | ||||||
Working parents missing work (%) | 14 | |||||||
Days Work Missed | 2.5 (Couples), 5 (Single Parents) | |||||||
Discount Rate (%) | 3 | [4,26] | ||||||
Cost of Monitoring Infections ($) | 100 | Assumed | ||||||
Contact Rates (people/day) | Mossong et al. [30] | |||||||
Schools open | Adults | Children | ||||||
Adults | 7 | 1 | ||||||
Children | 6 | 10 | ||||||
Schools closed | Adults | Children | ||||||
Adults | 7 | 1 | ||||||
Children | 4 | 2 | ||||||
Transmission Rates (β) | Adults | Children | Cauchemez et al. [8] | |||||
Min | Most Likely | Max | Min | Most Likely | Max | |||
R 0 ~ [1.1-1.5] | Adults | 0.123 | 0.145 | 0.168 | 0.141 | 0.167 | 0.193 | |
Children | 0.227 | 0.269 | 0.31 | 0.262 | 0.309 | 0.257 | ||
R 0 ~ [1.5-2.1] | Adults | 0.178 | 0.201 | 0.234 | 0.205 | 0.231 | 0.269 | |
Children | 0.33 | 0.372 | 0.434 | 0.38 | 0.427 | 0.499 | ||
Other Influenza Parameters | ||||||||
Latent period (1/μ) | 3 days | Gojovic et al. [12] | ||||||
Infectious period (1/γ) | 6 days | |||||||
Case Fatality Rates (CFR) | Adults | Children | ||||||
Low Severity Scenario | 0.159% | 0.01% | Presanis et al. [31] | |||||
High Severity Scenario | 2% | 2% | Chowell et al. [32] |