Imo one of the biggest issues is not the unit of measurement but the comparison. QALYs are as good a metric any other, WTP thresholds are fine, but you have to compare government action to a reasonable counterfactual
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All estimated lockdown costs I saw were huge. Knowing that, shouldn’t we first make infection control even more robust, throw the kitchen sink. You’re the expert of course but e.g. encourage non-mandatory central quarantine / isolation for cases plus a week for close contacts
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Never lock down again isn’t guaranteed but attainable? Get saliva tests if they’re as effective as I read. Google/Apple tracing can now inform health authorities. Summer=big outdoor possibilities. Free masks everywhere indoors. This is useful for state/intl border openings too.
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Well, for example, in 3 months there would be X diagnoses of aggressive breast cancer found by screening. If these are not found until November this translates to Y cases of breast cancer not treated early enough. Current stats would not capture these outcomes.
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The screening programs won't release their reports until next year on number of accesses, but it would be very surprising if we managed to diagnose the same number of cancers without screening identifying cases
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