31 de març 2020

Unprepared for a pandemic

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Unprepared. Global health in a time of emergency A book that we forgot to read, but it may help (at least for the next time). This boo...
30 de març 2020

To test or not to test (for coronavirus) (3)

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Current situation on test results Daily report 30/3/2020 Available models Latest data Covid-19 Incidence: 212 per 100.000...
29 de març 2020

Psychology of pandemics

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The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak of Infectious Disease The patterns of psychological reactions to pand...
28 de març 2020

The new science of contagion

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The Rules of Contagion. Why Things Spread — and Why They Stop In chapter 2 of this book , Adam Kucharski explains the details about R, th...
27 de març 2020

Policymakers neglecting science in coronavirus times

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Experts’ request to the Spanish Government: move Spain towards complete lockdown Scientific community in The Lancet : We urge the Spanis...
26 de març 2020

Smart testing in coronavirus pandemic

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We need smart coronavirus testing, not just more testing Key messages by Mostashari and Emanuel: The first two questions, which will be ...
25 de març 2020

On rationing (ventilators) (2)

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Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19 The four fundamental values for allocating resources, according Ezequi...
24 de març 2020

Designing a market for lab tests in a pandemic

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THE HANDBOOK OF  MARKET DESIGN Who gets What - and Why Alvin Roth in his book  sheds light on the field known as Market design. Given ...
23 de març 2020

The market for corovanirus tests

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The delays in coronavirus testing can be explained by shortage of stocks from the supply side, mismatchs between supply and demand and from ...
22 de març 2020

On rationing (ventilators)

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Recomendaciones éticas para tomar decisiones en la situación excepcional de crisis por pandemia Covid-19 en las UCI These are tough times ...
21 de març 2020

Social distancing in times of pandemics

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Preferred Interpersonal Distances: A Global Comparison These are the values in normal conditions: Huge differences across countri...
20 de març 2020

Economics of pandemics

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Economics in the Time of COVID-19 There is a new free ebook available on the economics of current pandemics that was finished on March 5h...
19 de març 2020

To test or not to test (for coronavirus) (2)

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Escaping epidemics through migration? Quarantine measures under incomplete information about infection risk Some days ago I was expl...
18 de març 2020

Current coronavirus pandemic in context

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The Pandemic Century. One Hundred Years of Panic, Hysteria and Hubris Some months ago in the best books of FT 2019 , I listed this one . a...