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Implications of COVID-19 on Public Policy, Supply Chain Disruptions, and Monitoring Methods

In: Zoonosis of Public Health Interest

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  • Timothy J. Tse
  • Farley Chicilo
  • Jeffrey Popiel
  • Martin J.T. Reaney

Abstract

Transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, referred to as COVID-19, has persisted beyond 2020 and led to a global pandemic with far reaching consequences. Many changes in public policy and health measures were developed and implemented with the intention of slowing the spread of the novel virus. Disruptions from the global pandemic created major supply chain consequences due to stockpiling of essential goods (alcohol-based hand sanitizers and surface disinfectants), impacts on trade routes, and limitations on modes of transportation due to border closures. Rapid increase in the use of hand sanitizers and surface disinfectants significantly affected the production capacity of high-quality ethanol (e.g., USP and FCC grade) resulting in regulatory changes in countries facing shortages. Prompt enactment of government policies allowed for use of alcohol with higher impurities to offset heightened demand and increase commercial availability. Changes in monitoring methods were also observed, where many agencies began to track viral shedding through municipal wastewater. In this chapter, we will discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on public policies and health measures, economics as it relates to supply chain disruptions, and the implementation of novel monitoring methods to survey the spread of COVID-19.

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  • Timothy J. Tse & Farley Chicilo & Jeffrey Popiel & Martin J.T. Reaney, 2022. "Implications of COVID-19 on Public Policy, Supply Chain Disruptions, and Monitoring Methods," Chapters, in: Gilberto Bastidas (ed.), Zoonosis of Public Health Interest, IntechOpen.
  • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:263310
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.105805
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    Keywords

    COVID-19; public policy; monitoring methods; hand sanitizer; surface disinfectant; pandemic;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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