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Letters Elimination of covid-19

Elimination of covid-19: a practical roadmap by segmentation

BMJ 2021; 372 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n349 (Published 08 February 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;372:n349
  1. Kentaro Iwata, professor of infectious diseases1,
  2. Yuki Aoyagi, internist2
  1. 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Kobe University Hospital, Kusunokicho 7-5-2, Chuoku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan
  2. 2Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand
  1. kentaroiwata1969{at}gmail.com

“When you settle on a problem, devote the resources to it, and have at least some ability to incorporate new information, every time, it gets better. I don’t have any experience, anywhere, where you just apply yourself, along with others, and then do not see progress.”

Paul Farmer referring to his logical optimism.1

We agree with Baker and colleagues that eliminating covid-19 should be the goal.2 The “hammer and dance suppression strategy”3 …

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