school closure
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On masks and whether they ‘work.’
Masks can *delay* illness; only vaccination will prevent it..
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On cooperation and cons: Our theft from young people.
We demanded sacrifices from younger people to fight Covid-19, but we’re not making sacrifices to help them in return.
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On magic.
No matter how well our culture hides it, everyone will die someday.
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On reinfection.
Yes, you can catch Covid-19 again.
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On predictions and a scientific response to calamity.
School closures lead to lost lives down the road. And school closures don’t help much against Covid-19. We should keep in-person schools open.
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On sending kids to school.
I worry when I send my kids to school. I worry that my kids might be hurt by guns, bullying, climate change. But not Covid-19.
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On threat.
We’re not focusing on the threats that will harm us most.
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On hydroxychloroquine, expertise, and the power of persuasion.
Hydroxychlorquine doesn’t work, unless you’re trying to give yourself heart trouble. It’s good for that.
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On money, nursing home care, and Covid-19.
When we ask the people with the fewest resources to do the hardest work, we often see bad outcomes.
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On inequality and disease.
Whose lives matter enough that we shut down? Whose matter so little we won’t save them with Gatorade?
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