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Australia and New Zealand have had extended periods of zero COVID, which has allowed day-to-day life to be largely unaffected by the pandemic. The long term st
by underwater 5y ago
Australia and New Zealand have had extended periods of zero COVID, which has allowed day-to-day life to be largely unaffected by the pandemic.
The long term strategy, of course, needs to be vaccination and learning to live with COVID. But, saying elimination is absurd is incorrect.
- mulvya 5y agoElimination would mean permanent zero COVID, not 'extended periods'. They have been able to have 'extended periods' due to tight border control but that's not 100% effective hence the current lockdowns across Australia triggered by only a handful of cases. When the threshold is that low, there's no predictability hence no promise of stability. That is what makes elimination absurd.