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. 2021 Sep 10;18(18):9555.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189555.

Deciphering the COVID-19 Health Economic Dilemma (HED): A Scoping Review

Arielle Kaim  1   2 , Tuvia Gering  1 , Amiram Moshaiov  3 , Bruria Adini  1
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Deciphering the COVID-19 Health Economic Dilemma (HED): A Scoping Review

Arielle Kaim et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Lessons learnt from the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak indicate the need for a more coordinated economic and public health response. While social distancing has been shown to be effective as a non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) measure to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the economic costs have been substantial. Insights combining epidemiological and economic data provide new theoretical predictions that can be used to better understand the health economy tradeoffs. This literature review aims to elucidate perspectives to assist policy implementation related to the management of the ongoing and impending outbreaks regarding the Health Economic Dilemma (HED). This review unveiled the need for information-based decision-support systems which will combine pandemic spread modelling and control, with economic models. It is expected that the current review will not only support policy makers but will also provide researchers on the development of related decision-support-systems with comprehensive information on the various aspects of the HED.

Keywords: COVID-19; decision-making; economics; health; review.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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