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  • Social distancing measures significantly impact contagion rates.
  • Waning immunity presents a critical factor in understanding long-term disease dynamics.
  • The economic implications of public health interventions require careful modeling.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the effects of waning immunity on COVID-19 epidemiological dynamics.
  • To evaluate the impact of waning immunity on social distancing behaviors and economic activity.
  • To determine how waning immunity influences optimal public health policy decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a simple economic model incorporating social distancing and contagion.
  • Simulation of epidemiological dynamics under conditions of waning immunity.
  • Analysis of decentralized and centralized equilibria for policy decision-making.

Main Results:

  • Waning immunity suggests COVID-19 could become endemic, necessitating sustained social distancing.
  • Optimal actions at the pandemic's onset are minimally affected by waning immunity.
  • Centralized policy effectiveness regarding waning immunity is influenced by vaccine probability, infection costs, and non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs).

Conclusions:

  • Waning immunity is a crucial factor for long-term COVID-19 endemicity and social distancing.
  • Early pandemic policy decisions are robust to waning immunity, allowing time for learning.
  • Understanding immunity dynamics is vital for effective, long-term public health strategies against SARS-CoV-2.