It is suggested that more elaborate age groups need to
be incorporated in the model for our future study.
Although the present study utilized three age groups,
age groups can be more finely subdivided based on a
health or social condition. For example, people in their
20s and 50s can be justifiably assumed to have different
resistance to influenza. Also, they may have different
ways of social interactions and these may have impact
on their possibility to be infected. Reflecting this factors
and utilizing more elaborate age groups will improve the
plausibility of the model and enable us to more accurately
assess the effectiveness of countermeasures.