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The Great Barrington Declaration - A Response to COVID Lockdowns
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48:03 - 56:08 (08:04)

Dr. Martin Kulldorff, co-author of The Great Barrington Declaration, discusses the inspiration behind the declaration and its call for a more measured, focused response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In this podcast, the speaker discusses his experience with challenging COVID lockdown measures by providing an alternate path that gained support from tens of thousands of doctors and regular people.
48:03 - 53:52 (05:48)
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COVID, lockdown, policy
Summary

In this podcast, the speaker discusses his experience with challenging COVID lockdown measures by providing an alternate path that gained support from tens of thousands of doctors and regular people. The policy of aiming to suppress the virus to zero was challenged and found to strike a chord with people due to their dissatisfaction with the COVID policies in place.

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The Great Barrington Declaration - A Response to COVID Lockdowns
Episode
#254 – Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
Scientists who challenge mainstream ideas face consequences, and the Great Branch Declaration was just calling for a debate on the existing lockdown policy.
53:52 - 54:52 (00:59)
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Science
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Scientists who challenge mainstream ideas face consequences, and the Great Branch Declaration was just calling for a debate on the existing lockdown policy. This disappointed many scientists who may have had reservations but chose to stay silent instead.

Chapter
The Great Barrington Declaration - A Response to COVID Lockdowns
Episode
#254 – Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The admiration and gratitude bestowed upon sources of funding in science is disrupted by poor communication skills that are often coupled with arrogance.
54:52 - 56:08 (01:15)
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Funding
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The admiration and gratitude bestowed upon sources of funding in science is disrupted by poor communication skills that are often coupled with arrogance. The speaker does not think the person she is referring to has any malevolent intentions.

Chapter
The Great Barrington Declaration - A Response to COVID Lockdowns
Episode
#254 – Jay Bhattacharya: The Case Against Lockdowns
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast