18 May 2020

Four key differences helped Australia manage its COVID-19 outbreak while the US is fumbling its response

Dr Lesley Russell
Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy at the University of Sydney

USSC non-resident fellow Lesley Russell told Business Insider how Australia managed to get ahead of the coronavirus while the United States continues to lag behind.

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Dr Lesley Russell
Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy at the University of Sydney
Dr Lesley Russell was previously a non-resident fellow at the United States Studies Centre. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy at the University of Sydney.

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