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In our latest must-read article, Adam Wright looks at past government responses to dealing with epidemics, from Mad cow disease to Foot and Mouth to COVID, and outlines the dangers to democracy of following an exclusively techno-scientific approach. policyfactory.org/article/from...

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Moral and Political pitfalls of scientific uncertainty in epidemiological crises Modern governments have tended to rely heavily on a ‘follow the science’ response to epidemiological threats. However, epidemics are moments of both scientific uncertainty and social crisis. This pose... https://policyfactory.org/article/from-mad-cows-to-herd-immunity-the-moral-and-political-pitfalls-of-scientific-uncertainty-in-epidemiological-crises/