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Vital Signs: The evidence that lockdowns work may not be gold standard, but it's good

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
Vital Signs: The evidence that lockdowns work may not be gold standard, but it's good SCOTT BARBOUR/AAP

As Australia begins gradually to relax some of its containment measures (so-called nonpharmaceutical interventions or NPIs) we are confronted with a number of questions

  • when will children be back at school full time?

  • when might restaurants and pubs be open and will the public continue to respect social-distancing rules when they...

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