Tomas Pueyo’s articles on the Covid-19 pandemic have become widely read and endorsed. The most famous of these, The Hammer and The Dance, outlined the overall strategy he thinks governments should take: heavy suppression (the Hammer) to quickly reduce transmission, followed by more targeted measures to keep the virus under...
This is a policy brief directed at decision makers in the UK government, with a view to accelerating production of tests, drugs and vaccines for COVID-19; but it could be adapted for a wide variety of countries, products and crises. Critical feedback is very welcome. Thanks to Sam Hilton, Tim...
Tomas Pueyo’s articles on the Covid-19 pandemic have become widely read and endorsed. The most famous of these, The Hammer and The Dance, outlined the overall strategy he thinks governments should take: heavy suppression (the Hammer) to quickly reduce transmission, followed by more targeted measures to keep the virus under control while relaxing restrictions (the Dance).
He is now writing a series of follow-up posts, Learning How to Dance, on exactly how we can safely come out of lockdown. Part 1 asked what we can learn from other countries. Part 2 looked at some cheap, easy ways of reducing transmission. Part 3, on testing and contact tracing, is the longest post yet... (read 1718 more words →)
This is a policy brief directed at decision makers in the UK government, with a view to accelerating production of tests, drugs and vaccines for COVID-19; but it could be adapted for a wide variety of countries, products and crises. Critical feedback is very welcome.
Thanks to Sam Hilton, Tim Colbourn and anonymous others for input on previous drafts.
Effectively tackling COVID-19 will require rapidly scaling up the production of diagnostic tests, pharmaceutical treatments and vaccines. In each case, preparations for large-scale manufacturing, such as building factories, are typically delayed until the product is proven safe and effective. This makes sense from a commercial perspective, but incurs great costs in terms of lives lost... (read 1753 more words →)