Comparative analysis of the lethality pattern of Covid-19 and the response of BRICS countries to the pandemic in the context of multilateralism: An ecological study
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.COVID-19 lethality varied across BRICS nations due to testing, data, and vaccine access issues. The bloc underperformed, missing a chance to showcase emerging power strengths during the global health crisis.
Area Of Science
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- International Relations
Background
- Analysis of COVID-19 lethality patterns and contributing factors within BRICS nations.
- Examination of the temporal evolution of COVID-19 mortality across BRICS.
- Assessment of the BRICS bloc's collective response to the global health crisis as a multilateral forum.
Purpose Of The Study
- To analyze the pattern of COVID-19 lethality in BRICS countries.
- To identify conditioning factors influencing COVID-19 mortality trends.
- To evaluate the BRICS' response to the pandemic as a collective.
Main Methods
- Ecological time-series study design.
- Data analysis from March 2020 to May 2023 for BRICS countries.
- Application of Joinpoint method and segmented regression for temporal trend analysis of lethality rates.
Main Results
- Brazil: Highest case fatality rate (8%) in phase 1, despite peak cases in phase 3.
- Russia: Phase 2 showed the second-highest case fatality rate (4.5%) with lowest incidence.
- India: Peak cases in phase 2 did not align with peak case fatality.
- China: Highest case fatality rate (12%) in phase 1, disconnected from incidence.
- South Africa: Fatality rate reached approximately 4.5% by end of 2022.
Conclusions
- COVID-19 lethality disparities in BRICS linked to testing capacity, death reporting, and vaccine accessibility.
- The BRICS bloc's performance was suboptimal during a critical period.
- The group missed an opportunity to demonstrate its potential as emerging global powers.
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