Before revision:  Our model captures multiple features of real-life epidemics such as COVID-19, including prolonged plateaus and multiple waves . Individual waves are suppressed at the state of Transient Collective Immunity (TCI), which subsequently degrades due to the dynamic nature of social activity.
After revision:  Our model captures multiple features of real-life epidemics such as COVID-19, including prolonged plateaus and multiple waves , which are transiently suppressed due to the dynamic nature of social activity.