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Philippe Lemoine on the Case for Lockdown Skepticism
Season 1 · Episode 134

Philippe Lemoine on the Case for Lockdown Skepticism

Quillette Podcast

January 6, 202143m 13s

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Show Notes

Jonathan Kay speaks to Philippe Lemoine about problematic assumptions embedded in the models used to support COVID lockdown policy. Yes, separating people helps reduce virus transmission and saves lives. But forced isolation also can generate serious (and often life-threatening) risks. Moreover, how much of the beneficial effects attributed to lockdowns are the result of disease-avoidant behaviours that most of us would engage in anyway?

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