Govt given two options to escape COVID 19 – herd immunity isn’t one of them
More than 100 leading academics outlined the pros and cons of attempting to eliminate COVID-19 in Australia
It was just one number in the tidal wave of statistics we have seen in recent times — but it is a reason for some hope.
Just one of the 12 COVID-19 cases detected nationally at the start of this week came through an unknown source of transmission, a strong sign that Australia is bringing the virus under control.
Or as Minister for Health Greg Hunt told reporters: “As as a country, we are not just flattening the curve but we are consolidating it, extending it and securing it.”
If correct, then we face another big make-or-break choice in the strategic battle against the microscopic foe, the choice between the two possible pathways of return from COVID-19: allowing low-level transmission or pushing to eliminate it entirely.
