1/x Beyond the more direct costs associated with #covidー19 there will also be massive associated opportunity costs! Here& #39;s an ongoing thread with examples.
One example: the suspension of polio eradication campaigns! https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL ">https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL&q...
One example: the suspension of polio eradication campaigns! https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL ">https://bit.ly/2VaMvkL&q...
2/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/emilylmullin/status/1248318258446548992">https://twitter.com/emilylmul...
3/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/DrugChannels/status/1247135742691868673">https://twitter.com/DrugChann...
4/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/ReedAbelson/status/1250061692651950084">https://twitter.com/ReedAbels...
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 ">https://bit.ly/2RGBfuv&q...
The Untold Toll — The Pandemic’s Effects on Patients without Covid-19 https://bit.ly/2RGBfuv ">https://bit.ly/2RGBfuv&q...
6/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/glassmanamanda/status/1252388582091677698">https://twitter.com/glassmana...
7/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/snirody/status/1253066088889364480">https://twitter.com/snirody/s...
8/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
Vaccine Rates Drop Dangerously as Parents Avoid Doctor’s Visits https://nyti.ms/3eHEuvr ">https://nyti.ms/3eHEuvr&q...
Vaccine Rates Drop Dangerously as Parents Avoid Doctor’s Visits https://nyti.ms/3eHEuvr ">https://nyti.ms/3eHEuvr&q...
9/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/FutureDocs/status/1254578171523010560">https://twitter.com/FutureDoc...
10/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
How covid-19 response disrupted health services in rural India https://bit.ly/2WgGyCu ">https://bit.ly/2WgGyCu&q...
How covid-19 response disrupted health services in rural India https://bit.ly/2WgGyCu ">https://bit.ly/2WgGyCu&q...
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 ">https://bit.ly/2Wa6cd6&q...
COVID-19 will set fight against TB back at least 5 years https://bit.ly/2Wa6cd6 ">https://bit.ly/2Wa6cd6&q...
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 ">https://bit.ly/3ccvdd5&q...
Three months of COVID-19 may mean 80,000 missed cancer diagnoses https://bit.ly/3ccvdd5 ">https://bit.ly/3ccvdd5&q...
13/x 3/x referenced postponed and canceled clinical trials.... Well, some numbers are now in:
https://bit.ly/2LcxY2h ">https://bit.ly/2LcxY2h&q... More than 1,000 clinical trials were stopped by the pandemic — including dozens in PhIII
https://bit.ly/2LcxY2h ">https://bit.ly/2LcxY2h&q... 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">https://twitter.com/CynthiaLK...
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& #39;s the link: https://bbc.in/2LieucF ">https://bbc.in/2LieucF&q...
16/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost:
Women Bear The Brunt Of Coronavirus Job Losses https://n.pr/2Tcluwf ">https://n.pr/2Tcluwf&q...
Women Bear The Brunt Of Coronavirus Job Losses https://n.pr/2Tcluwf ">https://n.pr/2Tcluwf&q...
17/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/ErinMichos/status/1260418859611361285">https://twitter.com/ErinMicho...
18/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/CDDEP/status/1263168914281959426">https://twitter.com/CDDEP/sta...
19/x Another example of #covidー19 opportunity cost: https://twitter.com/KHNews/status/1265626181858140160">https://twitter.com/KHNews/st...
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 ">https://bbc.in/3eCDkki&q...
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 ">https://bbc.in/3eCDkki&q...