ABSTRACT
Policymakers Should Adapt COVID-19 Responses to the Evidence [open pdf - 1MB]
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Widespread COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] lockdown measures were instituted largely to prevent hospitals from being overrun by infected patients. [2] With the pandemic spread unevenly across the country, new data suggest that broad lockdowns are not needed in most places, and insufficient in hot spots. [3] Policymakers should shift to responsible re-opening with traditional public health interventions in hot spots, with special protections in nursing homes."
Report Number: | Backgrounder No. 3496 |
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Date: | 2020-05-23 |
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Retrieved From: | Heritage Foundation: https://www.heritage.org/ |
Format: | pdf |
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