, Columnist
‘Follow the Science’ Isn’t a Covid-19 Strategy
Policy makers can follow the same facts to different conclusions.
There is no plan.
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Anyone observing President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. would have good reason to wonder if his administration ever had much of a strategy for handling it. Last week the press accused one of his medical advisors, Scott Atlas, of promoting a “herd immunity strategy” amounting to letting Covid-19 run rampant. Atlas denies this, but a more important issue is what our strategy is, or should be, and what Joe Biden’s strategy would be if he’s elected.
As it turns out, neither man has put forward much of a plan.