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"Scientific experts from 13 Western European countries have recently completed
a review of key lessons learned from the way the COVID-19 pandemic was handled.
Two key findings have emerged. Firstly, death rates were lower in countries
that took measures early. Secondly, the need for a surveillance system capable
of quickly tracking the community spread of a virus and its impact on hospitals
was identified.
In September 2023, the Institut Pasteur invited experts involved in managing
the COVID-19 crisis in 13 Western European countries to a meeting in Paris. The
brief was to review the health crisis and identify lessons that could be
learned from it to prepare for future health crises triggered by pandemics.
These discussions culminated in a paper summarizing the key lessons learned,
which has recently been published in
BMC Global and Public Health.
The experts compared excess mortality, standardized for age and sex, per
country over a period covering January 2020 to June 2022. Cumulative excess
mortality observed over this period ranged from 0.5 to 1 death per 1,000
inhabitants in Scandinavian countries and Ireland to 2.7 deaths per 1,000
inhabitants in Italy. In France, the rate was 1.5 per 1,000 inhabitants,
putting the country on a par with Switzerland and Germany.
The main finding was that countries that took measures early, while hospitals
still had capacity, experienced the lowest excess mortality rates and also
coped best in economic terms.
These findings are important to keep in mind for further pandemics and
highlight the importance of having a surveillance system capable of quickly
tracking the community spread of a virus and its impact on hospitals. By taking
measures early, it is also possible to calibrate the response to a crisis,
keeping it proportionate to the health threat faced."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: December 12, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-117815129
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
