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Table 1 Parameter values used in Figures  1 , 2 , and 3

From: Modeling the effects of vaccination on rotavirus infection

Parameter

Symbol

Value

Source

Recruitment rate of humans

Λ

\(4.109\times10^{3}~\text{people/day}\)

[33]

Recruitment rate of vaccinated individuals

ρ

\(1.884\times 10^{-3}~\text{people/day}\)

[34]

Natural death rate of humans

μ

\(2.537\times10^{-5}~\text{day}^{-1}\)

[33]

Rotavirus-induced deaths

τ

\(4.466\times10^{-5}~\text{day}^{-1}\)

[19]

Effective contact rate

β

\(\text{Variable}~\text{day}^{-1}\)

Variable

Rate of flow into the removed class

κ

\(9.5\times 10^{-4}~\text{day}^{-1}\)

Estimated

Expected decrease in the risk of infection

ϵ

\(1.0\times 10^{-3}~\text{day}^{-1}\)

Assumed

Vaccine efficacy waning rate

ω

\(2.778\times10^{-3}~\text{day}^{-1}\)

[35]

Vaccination rate

γ

\(1.884\times10^{-3}~\text{day}^{-1}\)

[34]