Challenges to evidence-informed decision-making in the context of pandemics: qualitative study of COVID-19 policy advisor perspectives

• Eng-Kiong Yeoh,
• Leesa Lin,
• Paul Atkinson,
• Ross Upshur,
• Jamie Vickery,
• Olivier Rubin,
• Chris Boyer,
• Nicole A Errett

Affiliations

Eng-Kiong Yeoh

The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Leesa Lin

Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Paul Atkinson

Department of Public Health and Policy/ Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

Ross Upshur

Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jamie Vickery

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Olivier Rubin

Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark

Chris Boyer

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Nicole A Errett

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA