
Audio long read: What scientists have learnt from COVID lockdowns
Nature Podcast
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Unlockdowns - The Costs and Benefits
Many researchers have pushed back against the idea that a more targeted approach was ever possible. Kleemec says roughly one third of the population in wealthy nations was vulnerable because of underlying health conditions, so targeted measures would have been difficult to implement. Another targeted option for governments considering how to reopen societies might have been to keep only high risk locations closed.
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