Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases

Michael G Baker; Nick Wilson; Tony Blakely

doi:10.1136/bmj.m4907

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Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases

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Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases

Michael G Baker, Nick Wilson and Tony Blakely

BMJ (Online), Vol.371, pp.m4907-m4907

22/12/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4907

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/37776

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Michael Baker and colleagues argue that aiming for elimination of community transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could offer important advantages over a suppression or mitigation strategy with ongoing transmission

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Record Identifier: 9926530327701891
Title: Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases
Creators: Michael G Baker
Nick Wilson
Tony Blakely
Publication Details: BMJ (Online), Vol.371, pp.m4907-m4907
Academic Unit: Public Health (UOW)
Date published ; e-published: 22/12/2020
Language: English
Resource Type ; Subtype: Journal article