Thursday, June 3, 2021

COVID-19 vexed conventional wisdom about "health security"

Why it matters: This is a fascinating look at why COVID-19 has been able to ravage countries long viewed as enjoying strong "health security" and led to relatively fewer deaths in countries that are less effective at providing health security. The data can be messy, but one key takeaway is that some countries with effective state institutions have performed well during the pandemic, but factors like location and population age have surfaced as important vulnerabilities for them. Meanwhile, some countries with less effective state institutions have suffered less because location and population age have worked in their favor.

Full Story: The Conversation (6/2) 

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