Britain's early handling of the coronavirus pandemic was one of the worst public health failures in UK history

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planted: 31/12/2021last tended: 31/12/2021
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/12/covid-response-one-of-uks-worst-ever-public-health-failures

So sayeth a report from the Commons science and technology committee.

“Groupthink”, evidence of British exceptionalism and a deliberately “slow and gradualist” approach meant the UK fared “significantly worse” than other countries, according to the 151-page “Coronavirus: lessons learned to date” report led by two former Conservative ministers.

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Given it's a report from the government, led by two former Tory ministers, seems pretty legit.

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