The COVID-19 Pandemic in Norway: The Dominance of Social Implications in Framing the Policy Response

Overview

Journal Health Policy Technol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2020 Sep 3

PMID 32874857

Citations 29

Authors

Goril Ursin

Ingunn Skjesol

Jonathan Tritter

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Abstract

Objectives: To describe the impact and policy response to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Norway and the implications this has for future policy development and Norwegian society.

Methods: Documentary analysis of publicly available statistics, government documents and media sources.

Results: Three different agendas motivated Norwegian policy: stemming the spread of the virus domestically, mitigating the impact on the economy and addressing the social costs of the policy response.

Conclusions: The oil and gas industry and the Sovereign Wealth Fund have permitted Norway to manage the costs of the pandemic. But may also lead to a shift in government priorities in health, social and economic policy.

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