Journal article
Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases
MG Baker, N Wilson, T Blakely
BMJ | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.m4907
Abstract
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
Grants
Awarded by Health Research Council of New Zealand
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Amanda Kvalsvig, John Potter, the reviewers, and The BMJ's editorial staff for helpful comments on the manuscript. We acknowledge funding support from the Health Research Council of NZ (20/1066).