Five Ways that COVID-19 Diagnostics Can Save Lives : Prioritizing Uses of Tests to Maximize Cost-Effectiveness

Five Ways that COVID-19 Diagnostics Can Save Lives : Prioritizing Uses of Tests to Maximize Cost-Effectiveness

Supplies of diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus), are still limited in many countries, and there is uncertainty about how to allocate the scarce supply across alternative types of testing (use cases). This R...

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Main Authors: Reed, Tristan, Waites, William, Manheim, David, de Walque, Damien, Vallini, Chiara, Gatti, Roberta, Hallett, Timothy B.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
VIRUS TESTING
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
CLINICAL TRIAGE
WORKER SCREENING
POPULATION SURVEILLANCE
TEST-TRACE-ISOLATE
BORDERING SCREENING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/426741613767908998/Five-Ways-that-COVID-19-Diagnostics-Can-Save-Lives-Prioritizing-Uses-of-Tests-to-Maximize-Cost-Effectiveness
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35150

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35150

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