Ep 011: Zero Covid or Living with Covid, what is the exit strategy?

August 19, 2021

Hong Kong has removed objective benefits for vaccinated travelers and doubled down on a Zero Covid strategy. Doctor David Owens and Professor Ben Cowling discuss the recent changes. They discuss the evidence for the reduced incubation period and increased infectivity of the delta variant and the importance of positive messaging to increase vaccination uptake in high-risk groups. They both see living with Covid as the only long-term effective strategy.

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