Should countries aim for elimination in the covid-19 pandemic?

Elimination is possible and is the only way to prevent the biggest loss of life and economic harm in the long run, says Andrew Lee. But Simon Thornley, Arthur J Morris, and Gerhard Sundborn argue that the cost to quality of life years is too big a risk when “possible” is not the same as “achievable”...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ (Online) 2020-09, Vol.370, p.m3410-m3410
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Andrew, Thornley, Simon, Morris, Arthur J, Sundborn, Gerhard
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Elimination is possible and is the only way to prevent the biggest loss of life and economic harm in the long run, says Andrew Lee. But Simon Thornley, Arthur J Morris, and Gerhard Sundborn argue that the cost to quality of life years is too big a risk when “possible” is not the same as “achievable”
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m3410