Far from a benign bug: Learning to live with COVID-19 makes no sense for NZ

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Far from a benign bug: Learning to live with COVID-19 makes no sense for NZ

Rod Jackson

Rod Jackson

Forest fire  [Sippakorn Yamkasikorn on Unsplash]
A person infected by COVID-19 is like a spark that has jumped out of a fire. The consequences depend on where that spark lands

CLINICAL COMMENT

Rod Jackson explains why there’s wide agreement on the goal of COVID-19 elimination, how Sweden is really faring against the disease, and why herd immunity is not a goer

It is remarkable and reassuring that every political party supports the Government’s goal of eliminating COVID-19 from New Zealand. This is in lin