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  • Public Health
  • Mathematical Modeling

Background:

  • Pandemics create conflicting public health and socioeconomic demands.
  • Lockdowns are used to contain infections but harm economies.
  • Minimizing economic damage during lockdowns is a critical challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a strategy for minimizing socioeconomic costs during a pandemic while containing infections.
  • To optimize lockdown policies for pandemic management.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the SIR (Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered) model.
  • Introduced a novel "virus time" clock for mathematical formulation.
  • Optimized socioeconomic cost for a fixed health cost.

Main Results:

  • Developed a strategy for navigating pandemics with controlled lockdown adjustments.
  • Demonstrated a method to minimize socioeconomic costs under fixed health constraints.

Conclusions:

  • Controlled, adaptive lockdown adjustments can effectively minimize socioeconomic damage during pandemics.
  • The "virus time" SIR model provides a robust framework for pandemic strategy optimization.