Medical Observer Opinion

Lockdown is a sledgehammer and not worth the pain

Professor Julian Savulescu
Professor Julian Savulescu
Professor Savulescu is a visiting professor in biomedical ethics at Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Uehiro chair in practical ethics at the University of Oxford.
2 minutes to read
17th September 2020

Melbourne’s lockdown has been described as one of the harshest in the world. And jurisdictions outside Australia have taken other measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 once case numbers have eased.

So, in the absence of a reliable COVID-19 treatment or licensed vaccine, is lockdown still worth it?

To answer this, we not only need scientific

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