Challenges Estimating Total Lives Lost in COVID-19 Decisions

Tyler J. VanderWeele

JAMA · 2020 · 67 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

This Viewpoint discusses how COVID-19–related policy decisions lead to trade-offs between medical, economic, social, and psychological outcomes, and emphasizes the need to account for deaths associated with unemployment and depression when estimating excess mortality.

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