The precariousness of political management of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the search for scientific answers: Calling for prudence in public health emergencies

EDITORIAL Vaccination represents a new chapter in the management of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. So far, the hospitalisation and death curves in most countries have tended to follow the epidemic curve. As vaccination increases, new infections are not expected to lead to a corresponding rise in deaths and hospitalisations, with overwhelmed health services and a lack […]
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Organisation of the State, model of health system and COVID-19 health outcomes in six European countries, during the first months of the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020

Authors: Jorge Simões, João Paulo Moreira Magalhães, André Biscaia, António da Luz Pereira, Gonçalo Figueiredo Augusto, Inês Fronteira
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(5), pp 1874 - 1886
Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3271

ABSTRACT The time and type of the States’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic varied with the severity of the epidemiological situation, the perceived risk, the political organisation and the model of health system of the country. We discuss the response of Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and the United Kingdom during the first months of […]
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The precariousness of political management of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the search for scientific answers: Calling for prudence in public health emergencies

Organisation of the State, model of health system and COVID-19 health outcomes in six European countries, during the first months of the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020

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