The US Federal Response to COVID-19 During the First 3 Months of the Outbreak: Was an Evidence-Based Approach an Option?

被引：13

作者：

Solinas-Saunders, Monica ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Indiana Univ Northwest, Gary, IN 46408 USA

来源：

AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 2020年 / 50卷 / 6-7期

关键词：

COVID-19; pandemic; evidence-based approach;

D O I：

10.1177/0275074020942408

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;

摘要：

This essay is a commentary on the U.S. Federal government response to the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The focus is on the response of the Trump Administration during the first 3 months of the outbreak, specifically the period between January 20, 2020, and May 15, 2020. The following question is addressed: To what extent was the strategy implemented by the U.S. federal government guided by evidence-based decisions? While nobody was a COVID-19 expert at the beginning of the outbreak, this being a novel virus, the essay argues that the U.S. federal government failed to use evidence from previous pandemics and natural disasters and from the experience of other countries. In addition, the essay warns of the current lack of consistency in following data generated by U.S. agencies and institutions.

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页码：713 / 719

页数：7