Evidence informing the UK's COVID-19 public health response must be transparent.

Author: Alwan NA, Bhopal R, Burgess RA, Colburn T, Cuevas LE, Smith GD, Egger M, Eldridge S, Gallo V, Gilthorpe MS, Greenhalgh T.

Source: Lancet

Year: 2020

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Abstract / Excerpt:

The UK Government asserts that its response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is based on evidence and expert modelling. However, different scientists can reach different conclusions based on the same evidence, and small differences in assumptions can lead to large differences in model predictions.

Citation: Alwan NA, Bhopal R, Burgess RA, Colburn T, Cuevas LE, Smith GD, Egger M, Eldridge S, Gallo V, Gilthorpe MS, Greenhalgh T. Evidence informing the UK's COVID-19 public health response must be transparent. Lancet (London, England). 2020;395(10229):1036-7.