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"In Covid's Wake" Part 2: Wrong About The Right

2025/6/19
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Peter: 我认为疫情已经演变成一个政治问题，而不是单纯的公共卫生问题。不同政治立场的州在防疫措施上存在显著差异，例如民主党倾向的州更倾向于采取严格的封锁和口罩强制措施，而共和党倾向的州则更倾向于开放经济。这种差异不仅仅是科学上的分歧，更多的是政治立场的体现。我认为这种政治化导致了防疫措施的有效性大打折扣，因为人们的行动更多地受到政治信仰的影响，而不是对病毒传播的科学认知。 Mike: 我同意疫情的政治化是一个重要因素。共和党人更不愿意戴口罩和限制出行，即使在疫情严重的时候也是如此。我认为这种现象与政治宣传和误导信息有关，例如特朗普总统公开质疑口罩的有效性，并鼓励人们反对封锁措施。这种政治立场不仅影响了个人的行为，也影响了政府的政策，导致一些州在疫情期间采取了不负责任的开放政策。我认为这种政治化对公共卫生造成了严重的损害，并导致了不必要的死亡。

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This chapter analyzes the initial pandemic response, focusing on the authors' critique of early mitigation strategies like lockdowns and mask mandates. It explores the initial consensus around testing, tracing, and isolation, contrasting it with the authors' dismissal of these measures.
  • Initial lockdowns and mitigation efforts were widely debated and not universally supported.
  • The authors' critique centers on the perceived lack of scientific basis for these measures.
  • The chapter highlights the challenges of balancing pandemic control and economic reopening.

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Last episode we met two Princeton political scientists who are bad at virology. Today we learn that they are also bad at political science.

**Where to find us: **

  • Peter's newsletter)
  • Peter's other podcast, 5-4)
  • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase)

Sources:

  • Lawrence Wright’s “The Plague Year”)
  • Jonathan Howard’s “We Want Them Infected”)
  • How the Pandemic Defeated America)
  • COVID-19: examining the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions)
  • US State Restrictions and Excess COVID-19 Pandemic Deaths)
  • Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions)
  • Policy Interventions, Social Distancing, and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission)
  • The Impact of Vaccines and Behavior on US Cumulative Deaths)
  • Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates)
  • Report for the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry)
  • The Effectiveness Of Government Masking Mandates )
  • School closures during COVID-19)
  • COVID-19–Related School Closures)
  • The Effects of School Closures on COVID‑19)
  • Higher COVID-19 Deaths with Later School Closure in the United States)
  • Reopening America’s Schools)
  • Reading literacy decline in Europe)
  • DeSantis vs. Newsom)
  • Red States Have Seen Less Learning Loss)
  • Political partisanship and mobility restriction )
  • Republicans Aren’t New To The Anti-Vaxx Movement)
  • KFF poll on anti-vaxx beliefs)

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