Table 2 Retrospective assessments of each of the ten rapid responses
From: The Israeli health system’s rapid responses during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rapid response | Contribution to pandemic control | Negative impacts |
|---|---|---|
1 The initial vaccine rollout | Yes [81] | Limited: autonomy; side effects |
2 The introduction of booster doses | Yes [82] | Limited: autonomy; side effects |
3 Rapid publication of large-scale studies | NA | None |
4 Border closures | Yes [83] | Moderate: autonomy; economic loses |
5 Physical distancing | Yes [83] | Substantial negative impact on the economy and educational processes; some negative impact on physical and mental health |
6 Wastewater surveillance | NA | None |
7 Digital surveillance | Yes [84] | Moderate to substantial: intrusion into personal privacy in case of involuntary surveillance; dangerous precedent beyond health care |
8 Vaccine passports/green passes | Moderate: limits on autonomy including freedom of movement and assembly | |
9 Task forces on at-risk subgroups | NA | None |
10 Integrated national database | NA | None |