Aspectos globales de la epidemiología y de la toma de decisiones en la pandemia por COVID-19

La pandemia actual desencadenada por el SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19 ha puesto a prueba la capacidad de respuesta de los diferentes sistemas de salud en el mundo. Las pandemias han acompañado al ser humano desde sus orígenes; sin embargo, mucha incertidumbre surge a partir de preguntas acerca de los diferentes escenarios que pueden presentarse durante el curso de la pandemia o posterior a ella. En esta revisión se abordan los aspectos epidemiológicos globales de la COVID-19 y de las probables consecuencias de las diferentes estrategias desde el punto de vista de la salud pública.

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