Modeling individual self-protective behavior during epidemics
Fig 8
Simulation results for scenarios in which a specific age demographic shows an inclination toward anti-intervention messages.
The solid curve shows the simulation results of the baseline scenario, in which none of the agents are selected to have an altered response setting to media channels’ messages. Three inserted bar charts show the percentage changes in measures caused by different setups compared to the baseline model. The later part (beyond Day 200) of the NPI compliance plot and the early part (before Day 250) of the vaccination plot are omitted, as they remain the same level in those periods. The plots show that the inclination toward the anti-intervention messages among the younger generation (Q1) causes the greatest change in disease spread.