Could COVID-19 be contained in poor populations by herd immunity rather than by strategies designed for affluent societies or potential vaccine(s)?
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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04 Jan 2021
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Global health action
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Pages: 1-7 |
| ISSN: | 1654-9880 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/16549716.2020.1863129 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1863129
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| Author Notes: | Andreas Ruppel, Mohammad Ibrahim Halim, Rhondemo Kikon, Nouh S. Mohamed and Mohammad Reza Saebipour |
| Item Description: | Preamble: Current COVID-19 control strategies are based on social distancing, hygiene, contact tracing and expected vaccine(s). However, these are not suitable for poor and marginalized people living in miserable, unhygienic environments. We hypothesize that among such people the virus will currently spread without restraint and herd immunity may develop before the advent of a vaccine to them. We suggest that improving health and hygiene provision for the poor is necessary now to later enable COVID-19 control Gesehen am 01.02.2021 |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1654-9880 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/16549716.2020.1863129 |