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Recommendation 82

82

So in the absence of a vaccine or an effective treatment being available at first,...

Conclusion
So in the absence of a vaccine or an effective treatment being available at first, the UK faced a choice of doing everything possible to halt the virus, or seeking instead to moderate the pace of its spread. The UK chose the latter.106
Government Response

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