On evidence fiascos and judgments in COVID-19 policy

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History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 43 (2):1-4 (2021)
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Calls for evidence-based approaches to COVID-19 have sparked up discussions on the use of evidence for policy. In this note, we expand these discussions: while the debate has mostly focused on the types of evidence to be used for policy, we argue that the assessment of judgments involved in data practices and evidence production should play a central role in evaluating policy.

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Stefano Canali
Politecnico di Milano
Saana Jukola
University of Twente

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