The Origins and Political Persistence of COVID-19 Lockdowns.
In addition to the study published on March 16 (Ferguson, Laydon, et al. 2020), Ferguson personally advised the U.K. government's decisions as a member ofits SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) committee on COVID-19 and directly influenced a similar course taken by Dr. Anthony Fauci, th...
| Publicado en: | Independent Review Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 503 - 521 |
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