Table 6 Summary of parameters in the SIR, SEIRD, and vaccination-stratified SIR models.

From: A comparative study of compartmental models for COVID-19 transmission in Ontario, Canada

Model

Parameter

\(\beta\)

\(\gamma\)

\(\rho\)

\(\mu\)

\(R_0\)a

\(\eta\)b

\(P\)c

\(VE\)d

SIR

0.0510

0.0736

–

–

0.6933e

–

–

–

SEIRD

0.4426

0.0321

0.9995

0.9995

0.2117f

–

–

–

Vaccination-stratified SIR

437

73

–

–

6

0.5

0.8

0.8

  1. a\(R_0\) is the basic reproduction number, which governs the rate of disease spread
  2. bMixing parameter between vaccinated groups and unvaccinated groups
  3. cProportion of population vaccinated
  4. dVaccine effectiveness, i.e., proportion of vaccinated population that is immune
  5. e\(R_0\) in SIR model is calculated by \(\frac{\beta }{\gamma }\)
  6. f\(R_0\) in SEIRD model is calculated by \(\frac{\beta }{\rho + \mu } \cdot \frac{S_0}{N}\)
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