Potential COVID-19 Endgame Scenarios
Aaron Kofman, Rami Kantor, Eli Y. Adashi
Abstract
This Viewpoint considers 4 possible scenarios—eradication, elimination, cohabitation, and conflagration—for the resolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, depending on vaccination rates, viral variants, and deadly disease waves.
Topics & Concepts
Chess endgameMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus InfectionsBetacoronavirusVirologyInternal medicineArtificial intelligenceDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakComputer scienceSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy