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Opening Australia: It’s not a model problem

Mathematical models can tell us many things about the pandemic, but can they predict the best time to open borders?

A quantas plane taking off from an airport. It is white and has a red tail with a white kangaroo on it
A Qantas passenger plane takes off at Kingsford Smith Airport on July 11, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan/Getty Images