Research Article

A Mathematical Model of COVID-19 with Vaccination and Treatment

Table 1

Model parameter values and source.

ParameterDescriptionValueReference

Recruitment rate of individuals into the population[26, 38]
Proportion of recruited individuals who are vaccinated0.0001Assumed
Vaccination rate0.4Assumed
Reduction in the transmission from asymptomatic0.3[39]
Increase in the transmission from symptomatic1.8Assumed
Reduction in the transmission from hospitalized0.3Assumed
Natural death rate[26, 38]
Disease-induced death rate0.018[40, 41]
Infection reduction of vaccinated individuals0.8Assumed
Exit rate from the exposed class0.13[9]
Exit rate from the infectious class0.0833[41]
Proportion of infectious who recover naturally0.05[42]
Fraction of exposed who become infected0.7[39]
Effective contact rate1.12[41]
Recovery rate of hospitalized individuals0.0701[40]
Proportion of asymptomatic who recover naturally0.14[9]
Exit rate from the asymptomatic class0.13978[39, 41]
Rate at which individuals lose immunity0.011[19]