Sustaining Lives and Livelihoods

Sustaining lives and livelihoods: a decision framework for calibrating social and movement measures during the COVID-19 pandemic WHO and OECD, December 2020

Social and physical distancing and restrictions on international travel have been introduced to reduce the risk of acquiring or spreading infection with COVID-19 in various community settings. Whilst the risk of infection to COVID-19 decreases, social and movement measures exacerbate the economic slowdown and can worsen socioeconomic inequalities and (mental) health. In this type of context, there is no right or wrong answer and no one-size-fits-all strategy. The World Health Organization and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development describe, in their joint publication, a decision framework to assist countries as they continue to calibrate social and movement measures until there is widespread population coverage with the vaccine.