Table 1 Parameter values
From: The impact of media coverage on the transmission dynamics of human influenza
Parameter | Symbol | Value | Units | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Recruitment rate | Λ | 5.0 | People day–1 | [3] |
Rate at which vaccine wanes | ω | 0.15 | day–1 | Assumed |
Vaccine uptake rate | θ | 0.3-0.7 | day–1 | [41] |
Natural death rate | µ | 0.02 | day–1 | [3] |
Infection rate | β 1 | 0.02 | people–1day–1 | [3] |
Loss of immunity | σ | 0.01 | day–1 | [3] |
Vaccine efficacy | γ | 0.8 | (unitless) | [3] |
Infection death rate | α | 0.1 | day–1 | [3] |
Recovery rate of Infectives | λ | 0.05 | day–1 | [3] |
Reaction due to media coverage | m I | 10.0 | people | Assumed |