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Emeritus Professor Stanford School of Medicine. MD, PhD. NIH Director. All my posts represent my views alone.

Mar 17, 2024, 11 tweets

There is an important new report out on the lessons we should learn from the covid era by @kerpen, @ScottAtlas_IT, @steve_hanke, and @caseybmulligan. A thread follows:

Lesson #1: Leaders should calm fears, not stoke them.
1/11

Lesson #2: Lockdowns do not work to substantially reduce deaths or stop viral circulation
2/11

Lesson #3: Lockdowns and Social Isolation Had Negative Consequences that Far Outweighed Benefits
3/11

Lesson #4: Government Should Not Pay People More Not to Work
4/11

Lesson #5: Shutting Down Schools Was a Major Policy Mistake With Tragic Effects on Children, Especially the Poor
5/11

Lesson #6: Masks Were of Little or No Value and Possibly Harmful
6/11

Lesson #7: Government Should Not Suppress Dissent or Police the Boundaries of Science
7/11

Lesson #8: The Real Hospital Story Was Underutilization
8/11

Lesson #9: Protect the Most Vulnerable
9/11

Lesson #10: Warp Speed: Deregulate But Don’t Mandate
10/11

Conclusion: Limit Government Emergency Powers and Earn Back Public Trust

A sensible conclusion, I think. Here's a link to the full report.

11/11independent.org/pdf/research_a…

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