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Follow the Science or Follow the Evidence?

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Follow the Science or Follow the Evidence?

Comment on Lord Sumptions’s Times editorial

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Carl Heneghan
Aug 29, 2022
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Throughout restrictions which Lord Sumption called a “catastrophe”, we were exposed to the mantra of “follow the science”. But unfortunately, the only “science” that seems to have been followed in the major decisions is that of modellers and government departments. 

Models are akin to opinions. If they are science, the evidence they provide sits on the l…

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