Speaker
Caspar Hare
Affiliation
M.I.T.
Presentation
Was it Worth it?
Details
Event Description
Caspar Hare
(MIT)
"Was it Worth it?"
301 Marx Hall
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Abstract: In case you have just awoken from a long, long sleep — Since early 2020 we, all around the world, have taken extraordinary measures to slow and contain the spread of the Covid 19 virus. Some of these measures are best described as medical. We have developed, tested, manufactured and distributed vaccines at extraordinary speed and extraordinary scale. Some are best described as social. We have endured lockdowns, distancing guidelines, institutional closures, travel restrictions and much else. My question will have to do with the social measures. Was all of that stuff worth it? I will argue in the direction of no.