New Zealand and most Australian states and territories have essentially eliminated coronavirus, resuming business and public events with some changes to keep people safe.Many indicators of New Zealand's domestic economic activity are now back at or above pre-pandemic levels
"We have enough evidence to say it's worth shooting for the moon, it's worth giving this a go, we are at a point now where elimination is at our fingertips," Alison Pennington, senior economist at The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work, said. States and territories outside of our most populous states, NSW and Victoria, have also effectively achieved elimination, despite slightly milder lockdowns than across the Tasman.
Suppression
If we don't eliminate it we will face regular shutdowns until an effective vaccine becomes available (maybe never).
In this day and age we can't eliminate.
Go for elimination NOW while we can , don't wait til the horse has bolted like USA , UK, Spain, France, Italy . We have a moat , use it - keep the international borders CLOSED , NO ONE ALLOWED IN.
If the reports of antibodies only lasting a couple of months holds water, then elimination might be the only answer. Herd immunity would never be achieved. And what good is a vaccine that only lasts a few months? Only good towards an elimination strategy...
elimination please..
'The multi-million deaths question'