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		rory on Sept 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As a virologist I’m shocked my work has been hijac... The claim being debated is eradication, so containment is a serious goalpost shift.

giantrobot on Sept 8, 2021 [–]

Eliminating a virus is eliminating community spread i.e. containment of infection clusters.

rory on Sept 8, 2021 | [–]

That's not eradication. See "Definitions": https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su48a7.htm

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