Most of the epidemiological models of the Covid-19 pandemic contain the reproduction number (R) as a parameter. In this article we focus on some shortcomings regarding its role in driving health policies and political decisions. First, we summarize what R is and what it is used for. Second, we introduce a three-question matrix for the evaluation of any construct or parameter within a model. We then review the main literature about R to highlight some of its shortcomings and apply to them our three-question matrix. Finally, we argue that these shortcomings are important for an epistemic and political evaluation of R.
Reviewing the Reproduction Number R in Covid-19 Models / Amoretti, Maria Cristina; Lalumera, Elisabetta. - In: PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE. - ISSN 2692-3963. - ELETTRONICO. - 3:1(2022), pp. 1-16. [10.5195/philmed..78]
Reviewing the Reproduction Number R in Covid-19 Models
Lalumera, ElisabettaWriting – Review & Editing
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Most of the epidemiological models of the Covid-19 pandemic contain the reproduction number (R) as a parameter. In this article we focus on some shortcomings regarding its role in driving health policies and political decisions. First, we summarize what R is and what it is used for. Second, we introduce a three-question matrix for the evaluation of any construct or parameter within a model. We then review the main literature about R to highlight some of its shortcomings and apply to them our three-question matrix. Finally, we argue that these shortcomings are important for an epistemic and political evaluation of R.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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