The viral funnel
Where to help? Ideally where it saves the most lives given your skills.
Top of the funnel are the uninfected. Masks help here. Vaccines would too.
Bottom of funnel are folks who need ventilators, ICU beds.
Interventions earlier in funnel could save more.
Where to help? Ideally where it saves the most lives given your skills.
Top of the funnel are the uninfected. Masks help here. Vaccines would too.
Bottom of funnel are folks who need ventilators, ICU beds.
Interventions earlier in funnel could save more.
The "viral funnel" mental model might seem like trivial startup lingo, but it's a strong tool for resource prioritization.
For example, if we could strike the top of the funnel with something clever (eg #masks4all) that might have the greatest bang for the buck.
For example, if we could strike the top of the funnel with something clever (eg #masks4all) that might have the greatest bang for the buck.
The viral funnel
- Healthy: masks, social distancing, vaccines, tests
- Exposed: more tests
- Infected: isolation, drugs
- Sick: hospitalization, drugs, PPE for MDs/nurses
- Recovered: serology tests
A first cut way of organizing different interventions at big picture level.
- Healthy: masks, social distancing, vaccines, tests
- Exposed: more tests
- Infected: isolation, drugs
- Sick: hospitalization, drugs, PPE for MDs/nurses
- Recovered: serology tests
A first cut way of organizing different interventions at big picture level.
