domingo, 24 de mayo de 2020

Forecasting covid-19: Early projections of covid-19 in America underestimated its severity The Economist, May 23, 2020

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Which interventions work best in a pandemic?
J Haushofer et al, Science, May 21, 2020
We describe how randomized controlled trials for non-pharmacological interventions can be practically and ethically implemented in a pandemic, how compartmental models from infectious disease epidemiology can be used to minimize measurement requirements, and how to control for spillover effects and harness their benefits.
Different Approaches to a Coronavirus Vaccine
J Corum et al, NY Times, May 20, 2020
Early warning scores are widely used prediction models that are often mandated in daily clinical practice to identify early clinical deterioration in hospital patients. However, many early warning scores were found to have methodological weaknesses. Early warning scores might not perform as well as expected and could have a detrimental effect on patient care.

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