Before revision:  Such a model can explain the puzzling empirics: if mixing is sufficiently homophilic , an increase in the share of corona sceptics can cause an increase in the number of deaths without increasing the number of reported infections . I finally discuss the partly non-trivial implications of the interplay between group sizes, behavioral differences and the degree of homophily on public health outcomes within the theoretical model .
After revision:  Such a model can explain the puzzling empirics: if mixing is sufficiently homophilic , an increase in the share of corona sceptics can cause an increase in the number of deaths without increasing the number of reported infections .