Systems Thinking About SARS-CoV-2
Systems Thinking About SARS-CoV-2
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Observation by Henry Lahore, Boeing comany Systems Engineer (retired) and Founder of VitaminDWiki
This is a good first step by one systems thinker
This model might need to consider many other parameters - such as
Skin Color
Season
Cormodidities (Hypertension, Diabetes, etc)
Asymptomatic, Symptoms, Long Haul
Evolution of the virus
Mask use which benefits the wearer
Limitation of resources: testing, hospital, vaccination,
Different age groups: aged, children
Superspreaders
Next steps
Decide where additional parameters might go on the diagram
Make next version
Assign some importance to each node and link
- Example: larger font size or line width
Make a simplified model for people
See also VitaminDWiki
Evidence Supports a Causal Model for Vitamin D in COVID-19 Outcomes – June 3, 2020 in VitaminDWiki
Founder of VitaminDWiki believes that Causal Modeling will replace many RCTs in the future
- BIG DATA is far faster and lower cost than RCTs while being able to consider far more interactions
Model A: 16 predictions match observed data; 3 predictions cannot be determined.
Model of Vitamin D deficiency started by Henry Lahore in 2011
click on chart for details
Obesity systems diagram
Click here to see many similar obesity charts
Clearly these charts can get far too complex to understand
See also web
A systems approach to preventing and responding to COVID-19 - April 2020
