The COVID Response. What We Got Wrong.

Part XI: The Biggest Mistake 

I have talked here about many mistakes made in the government’s response to COVID-19. But the biggest was the fundamental assumption that “locking down” cities, states, and countries was an effective way to reduce infections and death.

When I first began reporting on the pandemic, I explained why I didn’t believe that would work. Back then, my predictions were treated as conspiracy theories. Now they are, for the most part, proven fact.

Here’s a scientist making the point. (This is not meant to be persuasive. I will be following up, in detail, in future issues.)