Relative pandemic severity in Canada and four peer nations during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic Article Swipe
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Amy Peng
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Alison E. Simmons
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Afia Amoako
,
Ashleigh R. Tuite
,
David N. Fisman
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· 2023
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v49i05a05
· OA: W4378902323
YOU?
·
· 2023
· Open Access
·
· DOI: https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v49i05a05
· OA: W4378902323
Canada outperformed several peer countries that aimed for mitigation rather than elimination of SARS-CoV-2 in the first two years of the pandemic, with substantial numbers of lives saved and economic costs averted. However, a comparison with Australia demonstrated that an elimination focus would have saved Canada tens of thousands of lives as well as substantial economic costs.
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