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Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh

Inquiry says COVID lockdowns could have been avoided – they’re right

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The UK was one of the most locked down countries in the world during the COVID pandemic, but this was not inevitable – it was a failure of public health policy.

That should be the lasting legacy of the UK COVID inquiry’s latest report, not a critique of politicians no longer in office.

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