What can Canada learn from Australia's successful #COVIDzero strategy?
3 lessons from Australian health economist & author of @GrattanInst's influential "Go For Zero" report @stephenjduckett.
Lesson #1: The public supports tough measures to get to #COVIDzero.

Lesson #2: Tight border controls are essential. "Being nice does not work."

Lesson #3: Evidence trumped ideology in the shift to #COVIDzero. Health experts & political leaders were willing to adjust strategy based on the emerging facts of what worked, and what did not. Are Canadian leaders ready to do the same?

After studying Australia & other democracies at #COVIDzero, Cdn think-tank @GlobalCanadaOrg concluded: "Canada is well positioned to achieve zero COVID transmission."
See: https://global-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Should-Canada-Go-For-Zero-Version-3.0-.pdf

@ASPphysician has laid-out a primer on #COVIDzero for Canada. https://twitter.com/ASPphysician/status/1329017667588599811?s=20

Australia had 5 cases yesterday, Canada had 5 thousand.
Australia's opening up, Canada's closing down.
Australia's #COVIDzero strategy builds on what works
Canada's mitigation strategy (outside Atlantic Canada) clings to what has failed.
Canada can & should be the next Australia.

@ASPphysician @TehseenLadha @GosiaGasperoPhD @picardonhealth @Aaron_Derfel @gilmcgowan @DFisman @smbilodeau @yaneerbaryam @JPSoucy @BogochIsaac @IrfanDhalla @JoshNgKamstra @DrKaliBarrett @jkwan_md @imgrund @SharkawyMD @NathanStall @AshTuite @drmwarner @BrooksFallis #COVIDzero