Sure, I don't mean to suggest that it can be a replacement for RCTs for vaccines. But there's a lot of information we left on the table. We had an opportunity

Sure, I don't mean to suggest that it can be a replacement for RCTs for vaccines. But there's a lot of information we left on the table. We had an opportunity to systematically formulate a controlled acute spread, studying the virology in a longitudinal way, studying the immune response in a more intimate and controlled way (from antibodies to the immune response after antibodies fade), and to examine the prevalence and role of innate immunity. Beyond research, we had a chance to have tens of millions of people with verifiable immunity in Spring or Summer. People who then were in a great position to render aid to the marginalized communities who are instead bearing the brunt of lockdowns. Instead, we traded all that for zero upside. And we have to deal with the enormous side effects of the horizontal interdiction as well.