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November 12, 2020

Age Separation Dramatically Reduces COVID-19 Mortality Rate in a Computational Model of a Large Population

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  • Network modeling parametrized to a large population with an Israeli age distribution (more younger people) and an Italian age distribution (more older people) show that age separation could dramatically reduce COVID-19 mortality. Separating older groups (55+ years old) from the rest of the population and compensating for the loss of social connectivity by adding new connections within age groups could reduce mortality by 62%.

Mizrahi et al. (Nov 11, 2020). Age Separation Dramatically Reduces COVID-19 Mortality Rate in a Computational Model of a Large Population. Open Biology. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.200213