Epidemiologist says “zero Covid” countries risk isolation unless vaccination is ramped up

[Thaiger]

A leading infectious diseases specialist in Australia says countries using tight border control measures to maintain their “zero Covid” status risk being left in limbo unless vaccination is accelerated. According to a Bloomberg report, Greg Dore from the University of New South Wales in Sydney says border restrictions that have kept Covid-19 deaths below 1,000 in Australia are not sustainable. He says the country now needs to ramp up vaccination with disease immunity in mind, which would mean Covid-19 is no longer a major threat. “Once we get a higher proportion of the adult population vaccinated, we will provide that […]

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