A nurse wearing protective clothing emerges from a tent a a coronavirus testing center at the University of Washington Medical center on March 13, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Credit: John Moore/Getty Images )
America’s ‘lagging miserably’ in response to coronavirus
Health policy expert, physician, and historian Mical Raz shares her perspective on the United States' less robust response to coronavirus.
The United States is “lagging miserably” behind other countries in its response to the new coronavirus, according to health policy expert, physician, and historian Mical Raz.
“We should be canceling before the outbreak; canceling after is too late.”
Raz, professor in public policy and health at the University of Rochester, and a board-certified internist at the university’s Strong Memorial Hospital, says implementing the most up-to-date understanding of epidemiology is key to dealing effectively with pandemics like coronavirus.
The US is taking many of the wrong lessons about pandemics when it comes to travel bans, she says, and is slow in understanding the importance of social distancing.
She answered some key questions out the outbreak of COVID-19 cases on Thursday, March 12:
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