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The Doyen Of Economics Podcasting On Death, Lockdown, And The Art Of Socratic Dialogue - Russ Roberts

The Joe Walker Podcast

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The Precautionary Principle for COVID-19

As we move through the pandemic and begin to understand the biological characteristics of COVID-19 better, could the precautionary principle cease to apply? Well, sure. You know, when people say it's like the flu, because it looks like a lot more people have it and therefore the death rates lower than we think. And I think 30 policemen have died in New York from from CO VID-19,. A bunch of doctors and nurses. Could be wrong about that. But I think it's worse than the flu. We don't really know 100% where this came from.

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