One Couple’s Vacation Caused 100,000 People to Die
The Michael Shermer Show
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Public Health Responses and Data-Driven Approaches
This chapter discusses the decision-making process during the early stages of the pandemic, exploring options like school closures, economic shutdowns, mask mandates, and vaccine distribution. It emphasizes the importance of experimentation and trial of different public health responses, using examples like rice and rubber cultivation. The chapter also mentions the use of natural experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of pandemic measures and emphasizes the acceptance of uncertainty and the potential for better outcomes through data-driven approaches.
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