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1/x Beyond the more direct costs associated with #covidー19 there will also be massive associated opportunity costs! Here's an ongoing thread with examples.
One example: the suspension of polio eradication campaigns! https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL
One example: the suspension of polio eradication campaigns! https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL
2/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/emilylmullin/status/1248318258446548992
3/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/DrugChannels/status/1247135742691868673
4/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/ReedAbelson/status/1250061692651950084
5/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
The Untold Toll — The Pandemic’s Effects on Patients without Covid-19 https://bit.ly/2RGBfuv
The Untold Toll — The Pandemic’s Effects on Patients without Covid-19 https://bit.ly/2RGBfuv
6/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/glassmanamanda/status/1252388582091677698
7/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/snirody/status/1253066088889364480
8/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
Vaccine Rates Drop Dangerously as Parents Avoid Doctor’s Visits https://nyti.ms/3eHEuvr
Vaccine Rates Drop Dangerously as Parents Avoid Doctor’s Visits https://nyti.ms/3eHEuvr
9/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/FutureDocs/status/1254578171523010560
10/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
How covid-19 response disrupted health services in rural India https://bit.ly/2WgGyCu
How covid-19 response disrupted health services in rural India https://bit.ly/2WgGyCu
11/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
COVID-19 will set fight against TB back at least 5 years https://bit.ly/2Wa6cd6
COVID-19 will set fight against TB back at least 5 years https://bit.ly/2Wa6cd6
12/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
Three months of COVID-19 may mean 80,000 missed cancer diagnoses https://bit.ly/3ccvdd5
Three months of COVID-19 may mean 80,000 missed cancer diagnoses https://bit.ly/3ccvdd5
13/x 3/x referenced postponed and canceled clinical trials.... Well, some numbers are now in:
https://bit.ly/2LcxY2h More than 1,000 clinical trials were stopped by the pandemic — including dozens in PhIII
https://bit.ly/2LcxY2h More than 1,000 clinical trials were stopped by the pandemic — including dozens in PhIII
14/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/CynthiaLKoons/status/1258745252216782848
15/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
Remittances are a lifeline for tens of millions of families around the world. But as the coronavirus pandemic limits the ability of migrants to work and send their wages back home, that lifeline is drying up.
Remittances are a lifeline for tens of millions of families around the world. But as the coronavirus pandemic limits the ability of migrants to work and send their wages back home, that lifeline is drying up.
15/x bis... Here's the link: https://bbc.in/2LieucF
16/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
Women Bear The Brunt Of Coronavirus Job Losses https://n.pr/2Tcluwf
Women Bear The Brunt Of Coronavirus Job Losses https://n.pr/2Tcluwf
17/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/ErinMichos/status/1260418859611361285
18/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/CDDEP/status/1263168914281959426
19/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/KHNews/status/1265626181858140160
20/x Article on #COVID19 collateral costs (with some repeats of previously called out - in this thread - consequences)
What is the true scale of the collateral damage caused by Covid-19 – and what can we do to stop it? https://bbc.in/3eCDkki
What is the true scale of the collateral damage caused by Covid-19 – and what can we do to stop it? https://bbc.in/3eCDkki
