The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic
The unprecedented COVID-19 epidemic in the United States (US) and worldwide, caused by a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), occurred mostly because of higher-than-expected transmission speed and degree of virulence compared with previous respiratory virus outbreaks, especially earlier Coronavirus...
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| author | Eduardo J. Simoes Jeannette Jackson-Thompson |
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| description | The unprecedented COVID-19 epidemic in the United States (US) and worldwide, caused by a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), occurred mostly because of higher-than-expected transmission speed and degree of virulence compared with previous respiratory virus outbreaks, especially earlier Coronaviruses with person-to-person transmission (e.g., MERS, SARS). The epidemic’s size and duration, however, are mostly a function of failure of public health systems to prevent/control the epidemic. In the US, this failure was due to historical disinvestment in public health services, key players equivocating on decisions, and political interference in public health actions. In this communication, we present a summary of these failures, discuss root causes, and make recommendations for improvement with focus on public health decisions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8d21ceeb68d4c94b25b9ac1ebe62da02023-02-03T04:57:42ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552023-02-0131102090The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemicEduardo J. Simoes0Jeannette Jackson-Thompson1Corresponding author at: Department of Health Management, and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, CE 707 CS&E Bldg. 1 Hospital Drive, Columbia, MO 65212, United States.; University of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics and MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics, United StatesUniversity of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine Department of Health Management and Informatics and MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics, United StatesThe unprecedented COVID-19 epidemic in the United States (US) and worldwide, caused by a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), occurred mostly because of higher-than-expected transmission speed and degree of virulence compared with previous respiratory virus outbreaks, especially earlier Coronaviruses with person-to-person transmission (e.g., MERS, SARS). The epidemic’s size and duration, however, are mostly a function of failure of public health systems to prevent/control the epidemic. In the US, this failure was due to historical disinvestment in public health services, key players equivocating on decisions, and political interference in public health actions. In this communication, we present a summary of these failures, discuss root causes, and make recommendations for improvement with focus on public health decisions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335522003977PublicHealthPreventionControlCOVID-19Epidemic |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo J. Simoes Jeannette Jackson-Thompson The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic Preventive Medicine Reports Public Health Prevention Control COVID-19 Epidemic |
| title | The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic |
| title_full | The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic |
| title_fullStr | The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic |
| title_short | The United States public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic |
| title_sort | united states public health services failure to control the coronavirus epidemic |
| topic | Public Health Prevention Control COVID-19 Epidemic |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335522003977 |
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