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Accounting for Pandemic: Better Numbers for Management and Policy

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  • Yuri Biondi

    (CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IRISSO - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Sciences Sociales - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

Abstract

Infection, hospitalization and mortality statistics have played a pivotal role in forming social attitudes and support for policy decisions about the 2020-21 SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. This article raises some questions on some of the most widely-used indicators, such as the case fatality rate, derived from these statistics, recommending replacing them with information based on regular stratified statistical sampling, coupled with diagnostic assessment. Some implications for public health policies and pandemic management are developed, opposing individualistic and holistic approaches.

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  • Yuri Biondi, 2021. "Accounting for Pandemic: Better Numbers for Management and Policy," Post-Print hal-03433594, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03433594
    DOI: 10.1515/ael-2021-0075
    Note: View the original document on HAL open archive server: https://hal.science/hal-03433594
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