Field epidemiology and COVID-19: always more lessons to be learned

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the public ’s familiarity with the word ‘epidemiology’ to a degree unparalleled during previous public health events. Although epidemiology at its core is an application of the scientific method, as with all science, some of its methods evolve as a result of new discoveries. This is also true for ‘fiel d epidemiology’, the subspecialty of epidemiology ‘with the goal of immediate action to address a public health problem of concern’.1 The emerging COVID-19 pandemic is a clear example of how new phenomena in human health prompt consideration of possibilities for further strengthening the discipline of field epidemiology.
Source: International Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research