COVID-19: The need for an Australian economic pandemic response plan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pandemics pressure national governments to respond swiftly. Mitigation efforts created an imbalance between population health, capacity of the healthcare system and economic prosperity. Each pandemic arising from a new virus is unknown territory for policy makers, and there is considerable uncertainty of the appropriateness of responses and outcomes.

Methods

A qualitative approach was used to review mixed sources of data including Australian reports, official government publications, and COVID-19 data to discern robust future responses. Publicly available epidemiological and economic data were utilised to provide insight into the impact of the pandemic on Australia's healthcare system and economy.

Results

Policies implemented by the Australian Government to

SUBMITTER: Higginson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452864 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature