What can Canada learn from Australia& #39;s successful #COVIDzero strategy?
3 lessons from Australian health economist & author of @GrattanInst& #39;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">https://global-canada.org/wp-conten...
@ASPphysician has laid-out a primer on #COVIDzero for Canada. https://twitter.com/ASPphysician/status/1329017667588599811?s=20">https://twitter.com/ASPphysic...
Australia had 5 cases yesterday, Canada had 5 thousand.
Australia& #39;s opening up, Canada& #39;s closing down.
Australia& #39;s #COVIDzero strategy builds on what works
Canada& #39;s mitigation strategy (outside Atlantic Canada) clings to what has failed.
Canada can & should be the next Australia.
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