key: cord-0720136-qn46wvq6
authors: Leong, Darryl P.; Eikelboom, John W.; Yusuf, Salim
title: The Indirect Consequences of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
date: 2021-01-19
journal: J Am Coll Cardiol
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.028
sha: ec3f570f48b540f7d3c224484caae1b83513da5e
doc_id: 720136
cord_uid: qn46wvq6

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The Indirect Consequences of the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic* We do not know how long the pandemic will persist, but it is highly likely to continue for many months or even a year or two. This should prompt us to prepare for a protracted campaign against COVID-19. An important part of these preparations will be the allocation of health care resources to minimize both COVID-19 and nonÀCOVID-19 morbidity and mortality within countries and across countries. This requires a global, national, and regional strategy that is more internationally to contain COVID-19. Nobody will be safe until everybody is safe.

The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose. 

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