Data-driven COVID-19 policy is more effective than a one-size-fits-all approach

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2022-10-14

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McLaren, Z.M., Data-driven COVID-19 policy is more effective than a one-size-fits-all approach, Med (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medj.2022.09.006.

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The latest COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discount the best data sources and rely too heavily on outdated, one-size-fits-all decision rules. Instead, the CDC should recommend data-driven guidelines, which are more accurate, adaptable, transparent about implicit tradeoffs, and tailored to the relevant context