The path of the COVID-19 pandemic and the policy responses to it in ten countries

Ian Greener

Chapter 13 in Research Handbook on Health Care Policy, 2024, pp 208-227 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter explores the policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in ten countries. It discusses a range of policy factors, including vaccination rates, the extent of border controls, the ‘stringency’ of restrictions, and the levels of societal and governmental trust. The main lessons appear to be that nations such as New Zealand, Australia and Japan did best among the selected nations, in terms of the outcomes measured, which was probably related to very strong controls over borders to international travel. Canada seemed to be one of the most successful nations which did not put in place strong border controls. There appears to be little evidence that a policy of low stringency has worked in terms of the outcome measures. Finally, a major concern is that vaccination rates in most nations are now stalling or falling, which may lead to periodic upticks.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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