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Coronavirus’s public health fear factor

By Vik Khanna
Published July 5, 2020 4:00am ET
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Coronavirus’s public health fear factor
Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Emma Ewing, a sophomore at Temple University, directs cars at the city's coronavirus testing site next to Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on Friday, March 20, 2020. The site, which opened Friday afternoon, is the first city-run drive-through location where people can be swabbed to determine if they have the coronavirus. At the time of opening, it was only for people with symptoms who are over 50 and healthcare workers with symptoms.

The COVID-19 epidemic has shattered the idol of data-driven, evidence-based medical and public health practices that emerged in the 1990s.

Had we stuck to an evidence-based model, we would have never ventured beyond three understandable, sustainable, fiscally sensible tactics that apply to all respiratory infections:

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