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Should we follow a suppression or an elimination strategy for COVID-19

By adminJuly 15, 2020November 23, 2020COVID-19

In a recent article published in the Financial Review, Sam Lovick reiterates that suppression is the best way to balance the health and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. But fearful governments find themselves choosing an elimination strategy anyway.

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