James K. Galbraith Comment on Comparing COVID-19 Control in the Asia-Pacific and North Atlantic Regions

James K. Galbraith, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin: This is a useful paper in several respects. It brings together available comparative information in a compact and accessible way, and confirms by statistical summary what epidemiologists and common sen...

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Published in:Asian economic papers 2021-04, Vol.20 (1), p.55-60
Main Author: Galbraith, James K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Disease control
Epidemiology
Social distancing
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Summary:James K. Galbraith, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin: This is a useful paper in several respects. It brings together available comparative information in a compact and accessible way, and confirms by statistical summary what epidemiologists and common sense already knew, that the least-cost way to suppress the coronavirus is to break the chain of transmission by effective social distancing, since person-to-person transmission at short range through the air is the major vector of infections. This is the main message of the paper; it is not news but reinforcement, which in a moment of global emergency is what the situation requires.
ISSN:1535-3516
1536-0083
DOI:10.1162/asep_a_00811