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5 scenarios for containing the Covid-19 pandemic and returning to a ‘new normal’

STAT    FIRST OPINION

5 scenarios for containing the Covid-19 pandemic and returning to a ‘new normal’

By MENACHEM FROMER, SARAH POOLE, and ROBERT M. CALIFF

JANUARY 6, 2021

“When will this pandemic be over so we can return to normal life and an open economy?”

As researchers who have been carefully following this global health crisis, that’s a question we are often asked by friends, family, and colleagues.

While no one can predict the future with high accuracy, many experts are optimistic that the vaccination programs now underway will quell the pandemic. The question remains as to how fast vaccination can help local and global populations reach a collective level of immunity that will put the Covid-19 pandemic in our rearview mirror.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/...ab382413f9-152853466

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This is very interesting! From the story:

Looking ahead, we have applied a probabilistic agent-based version of our model to provide insight into potential future outcomes that are applicable at all levels — an individual business or university, a county, a state, and the like. Critical determinants of what may happen include:

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