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He warns against rigid policies: "The mistake was to make the lifting of restrictions irreversible," as new variants could shift the situation unexpectedly. Flexibility in policy allows countries to tighten or relax measures based on evolving data, a crucial element in managing the pandemic's unpredictability.

Vaccination Policies and Public Acceptance

Wilhouse leans toward a strategy of carrots rather than sticks, favoring incentives like vaccine passports to encourage vaccination. Such passports could enable vaccinated individuals to access activities freely, thereby incentivizing uptake without coercion.