The entire field of epidemiology is about balancing cost and benefit, risk and reward. There is no choice without consequences, even the seemingly trivial ones
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Government restrictions to prevent COVID-19 have benefits They have costs Deciding NOT to prevent COVID-19 is precisely the same Which decision is better? That is where the evidence comes in
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This is mostly true, but it assumes a sort of well-functioning policy space where considerations are competent and really dumb bad policies are just excluded. But when decisions are made no the basis of science denial and disinformation, outcomes can just be worse in every way.
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What are your thoughts regarding the costs of "long covid"?
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