Choice of Outcome in COVID-19 Studies and Implications for Policy: Mortality and Fatality.
Am J Epidemiol
; 191(2): 282-286, 2022 01 24.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1455236
ABSTRACT
In this brief communication, we discuss the confusion of mortality with fatality in the interpretation of evidence in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and how this confusion affects the translation of science into policy and practice. We discuss how this confusion has influenced COVID-19 policy in France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and discuss the implications for decision-making about COVID-19 vaccine distribution. We also discuss how this confusion is an example of a more general statistical fallacy we term the "Missing Link Fallacy."
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Policy Making
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Vulnerable Populations
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COVID-19
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Health Policy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Epidemiol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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