Elimination could be the optimal response strategy for covid-19 and other emerging pandemic diseases

Michael G Baker¹, Nick Wilson^{2

3}, Tony Blakely^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ HEIRU, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand michael.baker@otago.ac.nz.
² HEIRU, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
³ BODE 3 Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
⁴ Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Michael G Baker et al. BMJ. 2020.

. 2020 Dec 22:371:m4907.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4907.

Michael G Baker¹, Nick Wilson^{2

3}, Tony Blakely^{3

4}

¹ HEIRU, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand michael.baker@otago.ac.nz.
² HEIRU, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
³ BODE 3 Programme, Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
⁴ Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and have no competing interests to declare.

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