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I thought this was an excellent article, particularly the point about how and (possibly) why the CDC advised against the use of face masks to limit spread of in
by jajag 6y ago
I thought this was an excellent article, particularly the point about how and (possibly) why the CDC advised against the use of face masks to limit spread of infection during a pandemic. There seems to have been other failings of expert advice in the early days of the pandemic (e.g. see the UK government's apparent change of strategy early on) and they do to me look like failures in academic reasoning, rather than failures of political decision making. Will be interesting to read the findings of the inevitable inquiries after the dust has settled.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoI find it hard to criticise the UK government on that U-turn. The facts changed and they reacted. Prior to this starting a flu-like pandemic was at the top of the governments risk register and they had models and a plan which they started following. There was some initial idiocy of course, like Boris shaking hands with everybody in a hospital he visited. They should probably be criticised more for their general preparedness and tight health care spending in the face of an ageing population.