Health and Economy in COVID-19 Era: A Plan for Reconstituting Long-Term Economic Security
Health and Economy in COVID-19 Era: A Plan for Reconstituting Long-Term Economic Security
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DOI：
10.3389/fpubh.2020.00235
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发表时间：
2020-05-27
影响因子：
5.2
通讯作者：
Mirsaeidi, Mehdi
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作者：
Allen, Mary Beth;Mirsaeidi, Mehdi
新冠肺炎是一种迅速演变的流行病，它代表着一个多方面的全球威胁。考虑到经济后果，大多数研究人员一致认为，与成本相比，社会疏远措施是一种有效的策略。以前的研究表明，在形成有效的、有针对性的社会距离战略时，应考虑社区规模以及病毒种群风险群体。事实证明，为支持疫苗开发而推迟感染的发生是一项有效的政策。然而，要从目前的情况恢复正常，就需要进行政策干预，改变美国经济，同时继续有针对性地疏远社会，并利用医学作为一种工具，促进低风险个人逐渐进行个人互动。我们认为，作为逐步重建亲身劳动力的全面计划的一部分，采用快速免疫球蛋白检测最适合广泛的人群水平的筛查。因此，这场危机对美国来说是一个机会，可以增加制造业的自动化，缩小供应链，创造更高层次的就业机会，以减少对其他国家关键供应的依赖。这种更好地利用技术的经济转型以及劳动力的重建可能会提高许多美国人的生活水平，并为美国未来的大流行做好更好的准备。
COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving pandemic, which represents a multifaceted global threat. Given the economic consequences, most researchers agree that social distancing measures are an effective strategy relative to the cost. Previous studies indicate that community size as well as viral population risk groups should be considered in forming an effective targeted social distancing strategy. The resultant delay in the occurrence of infections in order to support vaccine development has been shown to be an effective policy. However, a return to normalcy from the current situation would require policy intervention that transforms the American economy along with continued targeted social distancing and the use of medical science as a tool to facilitate gradual personal interactions of low-risk individuals. We believe that the adoption of rapid IgG testing would be best suitable for widespread population-level screening as part of a comprehensive plan for incrementally rebuilding the in-person workforce. As such, this crisis represents an opportunity for the United States to increase automation of the manufacturing sector, shrink supply chains, and create higher-level jobs in order to reduce the dependency on other countries for critical supplies. This economic transition to better utilize technology along with reconstruction of the workforce could improve the standard of living for many Americans as well as better prepare the US for future pandemics.