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COVID Lessons Learned
A Retrospective After Four Years
By Scott W. Atlas, Steve H. Hanke, Philip G. Kerpen, and Casey B. Mulligan
Executive Summary
This report reviews the major policy errors and lessons learned during the COVID pandemic from a balanced perspective that includes health, economic, educational, and civil liberty considerations.
We outline ten key lessons that must be learned to avoid mistaken policy responses to future pandemics and other crises.
Lesson #1: Leaders Should Calm Public Fears, Not Stoke Them
Lesson #2: Lockdowns Do Not Work to Substantially Reduce Deaths
or Stop Viral Circulation
Lesson #3: Lockdowns and Social Isolation Had Negative Consequences that Far Outweighed Benefits
Lesson #4: Government Should Not Pay People More Not to Work
Lesson #5: Shutting Down Schools Was a Major Policy Mistake With
Tragic Effects on Children, Especially the Poor
Lesson #6: Masks Were of Little or No Value and Possibly Harmful
Lesson #7: Government Should Not Suppress Dissent or Police the Boundaries of Science
Lesson #8: The Real Hospital Story Was Underutilization
Lesson #9: Protect the Most Vulnerable
Lesson #10: Warp Speed: Deregulate But Don’t Mandate
COVID Lessons Learned
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Lessons Learned from the COVID Pandemic: ‘There Needs to Be an Honest Discussion’