Abstract

MORENO-MONTOYA, José. Epidemiology of self-care beyond the individual and the sanitary spheres. Biomed. [online]. 2020, vol.40, suppl.2, pp.73-76.  Epub Nov 12, 2020. ISSN 0120-4157.  https://doi.org/10.7705/biomedica.5761.

Amid the global pandemic crisis, international concern has centered on the control and prevention measures aimed at reducing the speed of the virus transmission while a more radical sanitary measure, such as vaccines, is achieved. Governmental and social efforts have had great impact on various sectors of society and their consequences have exceeded the sphere of health.

This essay discusses the scope of specific measures in the sense of the appropriation of risk control measures and proposes the epidemiological method as an alternative that goes beyond the quantification of risks and the attribution of responsibilities. To conclude, the emphasis is placed on the need to promote information about socialization processes to better understand the consequences of individual acts favoring alternatives other than pandemic control based on the use of coercive measures.

Keywords : Coronavirus infections; severe acute respiratory síndrome; SARS virus; self-care; vaccines; epidemiology; public health.

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