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    • The COVID-19 pandemic necessitates evolving public health strategies.
    • Achieving widespread societal resistance is a proposed, yet debated, objective.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the feasibility of a national COVID-19 strategy aiming for widespread societal resistance.
    • To gather expert opinions on the achievability of the stated strategy.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of the proposed national COVID-19 strategy.
    • Consultation and synthesis of expert perspectives on viral resistance.

    Main Results:

    • The national strategy targets "widespread societal resistance" to COVID-19.
    • A majority of experts express skepticism regarding the attainability of this objective.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed strategy's central aim of widespread societal resistance is considered unlikely to be achieved by most experts.
    • Further evaluation is needed to determine alternative or supplementary strategies for COVID-19 management.