Article
Science and Public Service during a Pandemic: Reflections from the Scientists of the Philippine Government's COVID-19 Surveillance Platform
Mathematics Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-14-2020
Disciplines
Abstract
During the Covid-19 pandemic, science plays an important role in understanding and intervening in local outbreaks. Conducting scientific operations for pandemic response also takes on unique human and social dimensions. Reflexivity is often a key to understanding the perspectives that scientists take in applying theory to practice. In this essay we share that reflexivity by detailing personal reflections as scientists of FASSSTER, an integrated platform providing scientific intelligence to the Philippine government for monitoring and responding to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
Citation Information
Estuar, M. R. J. E., Uyheng, J., De Leon, M., Benito, D. J., De Lara-Tuprio, E., Estadilla, C., & Teng, T. (2020). Science and public service during a pandemic: Reflections from the scientists of the Philippine government’s COVID-19 surveillance platform. Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints, 68(3-4), 493–504. https://doi.org/10.1353/phs.2020.0031