We need to make the most of this lockdown. We need a solid, evidence-based, sustainable plan for the next 12-18 months, built on a credible feasibility study.

I'm not convinced cycles of lockdown are sustainable. I also haven't read a solid zero covid strategy either. 1/6

We can't wait blindly for a vaccine. The first licensed vaccines may arrive by the end of the year but I'm guessing global distribution will be problematic. (Anyone else struggling to get a flu vaccine this year?) 2/6

If the government aren't planning a feasibility study, can we crowd fund one?

I want to see a costed, critical analysis of our options. I want to see the numbers for a zero-covid strategy, the economic & social risks & benefits. What work needs to be done to get us there? 3/6

The data is out there now. We can critically compare the strategies of different countries. Surely models can be built to predict the impact of strategies?

If this is already ongoing @ISAGCOVID19 great, I want to hear more. If it's been done by government, I want to read it. 4/6

If a feasibility study hasn't been commissioned then I want to know why not.

We cannot exit 6 weeks of lockdown blindly. 5/6

This is outside my area of expertise. I write this primarily not as a virologist but as a mum, employee, teacher, daughter, immigrant etc.

To quote President Bartlet "Give me numbers" 6/6