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Table 3 Optimal school closure activation triggers

From: Developing guidelines for school closure interventions to be used during a future influenza pandemic

  

Optimal triggers in the number of daily diagnosed cases per 30,000 population (% of population newly infected per day)

  

R0

School closure strategy

Duration

1.5

2.0

2.5

ISC

2 weeks

50 (0.16)

80 (0.26)

80 (0.26)

 

4 weeks

40 (0.13)

50 (0.16)

10 (0.03)

 

8 weeks

20 (0.06)

1 (0.003)

1 (0.003)

SSC

2 weeks

70 (0.23)

80 (0.26)

80 (0.26)

 

4 weeks

50 (0.16)

50 (0.16)

10 (0.03)

 

8 weeks

30 (0.1)

10 (0.03)

1 (0.003)