TY - JOUR
AU - Oliu-Barton, Miquel
AU - Pradelski, Bary S R
AU - Aghion, Philippe
AU - Artus, Patrick
AU - Kickbusch, Ilona
AU - Lazarus, Jeffrey V.
AU - Sridhar, Devi
AU - Vanderslott, Samantha
PY - 2021
DA - April
TI - SARS-CoV-2 elimination, not mitigation, creates best outcomes for health, the economy, and civil liberties
JO - The Lancet
EP - 2236
VL - 397
IS - 10291
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00978-8
AB - The trade-off between different objectives is at the heart of political decision making. Public health, economic growth, democratic solidarity, and civil liberties are important factors when evaluating pandemic responses. There is mounting evidence that these objectives do not need to be in conflict in the COVID-19 response. Countries that consistently aim for elimination—ie, maximum action to control SARS-CoV-2 and stop community transmission as quickly as possible—have generally fared better than countries that opt for mitigation—ie, action increased in a stepwise, targeted way to reduce cases so as not to overwhelm health-care systems.
PB - Elsevier
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/c7e4e2ae-9f67-4d4a-b34b-98435f9a60cd
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER