COVID-19 – COVID-19 – Europe Market Forecast Updates

Our COVID-19 forecasting methodology takes into account the following factors, which have been identified as critical factors determining market impact and recovery:

  • duration of pandemic and resulting governmental directives and social distancing measures, including for variants of concern
  • macroeconomic factors, including GDP trends and unemployment rates
  • procedure electiveness—based on recommendations and guidance from relevant organizations and physician societies—as well as patient profiles and associated mortality rates
  • COVID-19 case load, vaccination rate, and infection-fatality ratio by country
  • healthcare facility factors, including personnel availability, facility capacity, facility bankruptcies, purchasing capacity, COVID-19 related expenses, and expenditure growth trends
  • capital equipment lifespans, replacement cycles, and relative importance/prioritization during the pandemic

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