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This is like the wrongest anyone has ever been. Wrong from all angles. Misunderstanding every single aspect. Impressive.

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/223257

Not so long ago, public health ranked high in the scientific pantheon. Its heroes—the conquerors of cholera, smallpox, yellow fever, and polio—were celebrated in history textbooks. When the coronavirus pandemic began more than five years ago, public-health leaders were revered by journalists and the public. Americans’ bipartisan trust in scientists led millions of people to obey the unprecedented guidance in the spring of 2020 to remain in their homes.

But then, after the death of George Floyd, the rules suddenly changed—for some people. Isolating at home was no longer mandatory for those joining “protests against systemic racism,” according to an open letter signed by more than 1,200 academics, doctors, and public-health officials