Amoretti, Maria Cristina and Lalumera, Elisabetta (2022) Reviewing the Reproduction Number R in Covid-19 Models. Philosophy of Medicine, 3 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2692-3963
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Abstract
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.
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| Keywords: | Epidemiological models Covid-19 Reproduction number | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Medicine > Epidemiology | |||||||||
| Depositing User: | Professor Alex Broadbent | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2022 19:13 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2022 19:13 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 21208 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy of Medicine | |||||||||
| Publisher: | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh | |||||||||
| Official URL: | https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/78 | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.5195/pom.2022.78 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Medicine > Epidemiology | |||||||||
| Date: | 27 April 2022 | |||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-16 | |||||||||
| Volume: | 3 | |||||||||
| Number: | 1 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 2692-3963 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21208 |
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