OP-ED: Governments in Canada did not ‘follow the science’ during COVID
https://tnc.news/2024/03/31/green-covid-government-did-not-follow-science/
As the pandemic spread throughout winter 2020, many Canadians donned face masks believing they would offer protection from COVID-19. They also followed the guidance of health authorities to “socially distance” themselves, to “stay home, stay safe,” to lock down “non-vital” businesses, to limit public assembly, and to close schools, parks, beaches, and outdoor recreational and exercise venues.
In clinical speak, these unprecedented measures are known as “non-pharmaceutical interventions,” or NPIs.
Why did so many Canadians submit themselves so willingly to NPIs? Because public health authorities said these things would keep them safe, and were backed by science. But did our public health authorities actually follow the science? Or did they essentially make it up? Continue…