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  • Timely preventative efforts better than mitigation during early stages of outbreak

    Apr 2, 2020 9:30 am by Phil CicioraResearch
    Ujjal Kumar Mukherjee, a professor of business administration. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Ujjal Kumar Mukherjee, a professor of business administration. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Research finds epidemics such as COVID-19 are characterized by resource constraints due to sudden demand for health care, making the initial prevention of disease spread more important than mitigation efforts.