Pathways and obstacles to social recovery following the elimination of SARS-CoV-2 from Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative cross-sectional study.
Nicholas J LongNayantara Sheoran AppletonSharyn Graham DaviesAntje DeckertEdmond FehokoEleanor HolroydNelly Martin-AnatiasRogena SterlingSusanna TrnkaLaumua Tunufa'iPublished in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2022)
Elimination strategies can successfully allow 'normal social life' to resume. However, this outcome is not guaranteed. People may encounter difficulties with re-establishing social connections in Zero-COVID settings. Measures designed to overcome such obstacles should be an integral part of elimination strategies.