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Epilogue

In: Nudged into Lockdown?

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In this chapter, I discuss the uncomfortable racial divide inherent in Covid-19 policy making within and across countries. I also answer a series of frequently asked questions from those who support lockdowns. These include issues such as long Covid; why the United States was such an outlier among rich nations in having a proportionally higher death toll; why Covid-19 was not the threat it was made out to be for developing nations, which routinely deal with far deadlier diseases; and why, when it came to Covid-19, we could not just trust the science to the extent that this meant listening only to epidemiologists. I point out how Covid-19 was a social, economic and ethical dilemma that required expertise from many different sciences. I end by exploring lessons learned from the current pandemic and implications for decision-making in future pandemics.

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  • ., 2022. "Epilogue," Chapters, in: Nudged into Lockdown?, chapter 7, pages 184-219, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:21196_7
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