We should not dismiss the possibility of eradicating COVID-19: comparisons with smallpox and polio

• Nick Wilson,
• Matthew J Boyd,
• Michael G Baker,
• Amanda Kvalsvig,
• Osman D Mansoor

Affiliations

Nick Wilson

senior lecturer (public health)

Matthew J Boyd

Division of Pharmacy Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Michael G Baker

professor of public health

Amanda Kvalsvig

1 Centre for Community Child Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Osman D Mansoor

Gisborne, New Zealand