COVID-19 – COVID-19 – Latin America 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 by country, vaccination rate, and infection-fatality ratio by country

health care 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