30 April

30 April · 07:40 UTC

"The precautionary principle suggests that we should be very careful when the consequences of getting the calculation wrong on one side are worse than getting the calculation wrong on the other side. The potential medical and economic losses associated with easing social restrictions prematurely are much larger than the economic losses associated with not easing them soon enough."

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External context: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/27/a-quick-return-to-normal-in-australia-with-no-covid-19-vaccine-would-risk-lives-and-the-economy?CMP=share_btn_fb