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Is The Lockdown Doing More Harm Than Good?

Jun 15, 202048 minSeason 1Ep. 18
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Episode description

By devoting so much of our attention to stopping the spread of COVID-19, with lockdowns, with physical distancing measures, by closing borders and many businesses, are we ignoring the possibility we could be harming population health in other ways? That’s what host Shaun Francis explores with Dr. Vivek Goel, member of the federal government’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force and vice-president of research and innovation, and strategic initiatives, at the University of Toronto.

Mentioned in this episode:

Vivek Goel’s podcast is What’s Next and it’s produced by the University of Toronto.

He’s on the federal government’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force.  

Find the POST Promise here and here’s the federal government press release.

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