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

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Mechanism design for a fair and equitable approach to global vaccine distribution: The case of COVID-19.PLOS global public health · 2023
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2. The clinical and bioinformatics analysis for the role of antihypertension drugs on mortality among patients with hypertension hospitalized with COVID-19.Journal of medical virology · 2022
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3. Experiences and Challenges of Emerging Online Health Services Combating COVID-19 in China: Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study of Internet Hospitals.JMIR medical informatics · 2022
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4. Possibility of COVID-19 eradication with evolution of a new omicron variant.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2022
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5. The Evolving Faces of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome.Viruses · 2021
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Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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