David Zweig

I didn't necessarily fully believe them or know, but I didn't have enough knowledge to go against their guidance at the time. But once they added on the 30 days, this sort of spidey sense kind of began for me where I was trying to make sense of what was going on. And toward the end of April, I was walking with a friend of mine on like a high school track at the time.

I didn't necessarily fully believe them or know, but I didn't have enough knowledge to go against their guidance at the time. But once they added on the 30 days, this sort of spidey sense kind of began for me where I was trying to make sense of what was going on. And toward the end of April, I was walking with a friend of mine on like a high school track at the time.

And at that point in time, I was tracking what was going on with case rates and hospitalizations. The new cases in New York had dropped by 50% by the end of April. So I said to him, my friend, I said, hey, this is great. We did it, man. We did it. We flattened the curve. We were told what to do. We followed the instructions and we achieved the goal. We did it. We flattened the curve. So I said-

And at that point in time, I was tracking what was going on with case rates and hospitalizations. The new cases in New York had dropped by 50% by the end of April. So I said to him, my friend, I said, hey, this is great. We did it, man. We did it. We flattened the curve. We were told what to do. We followed the instructions and we achieved the goal. We did it. We flattened the curve. So I said-

do you think they're going to open the school next week or something? And he was like, they're not opening the schools. I'm like, what do you mean? We did it. We flattened the curve. We did what we were told and it worked. Now we flattened the curve and they didn't open the schools. And that was the first thing

do you think they're going to open the school next week or something? And he was like, they're not opening the schools. I'm like, what do you mean? We did it. We flattened the curve. We did what we were told and it worked. Now we flattened the curve and they didn't open the schools. And that was the first thing

That even now, this many years later, even after spending years writing this book, I still, when I talk about this, it still kind of makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It still is so alarming how things can happen when you're told, you know, the government has some degree, you know, of authority to act tyrannically if they think there's an emergency.

That even now, this many years later, even after spending years writing this book, I still, when I talk about this, it still kind of makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It still is so alarming how things can happen when you're told, you know, the government has some degree, you know, of authority to act tyrannically if they think there's an emergency.

but then they just kept extending it and there wasn't any real evidence or reason given for why we achieved this thing we were told and then they didn't care and kept going and then the second piece to that is Toward the end of April and the beginning of May, millions of kids began going back to school in Europe. And as you know, in Sweden, their lower schools, kids never stopped going.

but then they just kept extending it and there wasn't any real evidence or reason given for why we achieved this thing we were told and then they didn't care and kept going and then the second piece to that is Toward the end of April and the beginning of May, millions of kids began going back to school in Europe. And as you know, in Sweden, their lower schools, kids never stopped going.

It took a little while for Florida before they went back. But in Europe, they began going back in the spring. And the education ministers of the EU met in late May and they said, There were 22 countries, 22 countries reopened schools, and they said, we've observed no negative consequences of this. Now, I watched this video over and over because it seemed like a mirage.

It took a little while for Florida before they went back. But in Europe, they began going back in the spring. And the education ministers of the EU met in late May and they said, There were 22 countries, 22 countries reopened schools, and they said, we've observed no negative consequences of this. Now, I watched this video over and over because it seemed like a mirage.

It was almost like, how could I be seeing this because no one was talking about it? This wasn't on the front pages of our papers, but isn't this the most important piece of evidence they were looking for?

It was almost like, how could I be seeing this because no one was talking about it? This wasn't on the front pages of our papers, but isn't this the most important piece of evidence they were looking for?

that europe were our guinea pigs in effect we should have opened our schools way earlier but even if we didn't once they reopened and they said this wasn't in like this wasn't you know a blog post this wasn't in uh you know a an obscure medical journal this was a meeting at the eu and they said we've observed no negative consequence of 22 countries reopening their schools and they met again in june and had the same determination

that europe were our guinea pigs in effect we should have opened our schools way earlier but even if we didn't once they reopened and they said this wasn't in like this wasn't you know a blog post this wasn't in uh you know a an obscure medical journal this was a meeting at the eu and they said we've observed no negative consequence of 22 countries reopening their schools and they met again in june and had the same determination

And no one, virtually no one covered this. And that, to me, what I talk about in the book, it's almost like the original sin, or one of the original sins, at least, where at that point, no health professional in America could honestly say that, well, we didn't know. There was so much we were learning. We're building the plane as we fly it. All these very exculpatory metaphors.

And no one, virtually no one covered this. And that, to me, what I talk about in the book, it's almost like the original sin, or one of the original sins, at least, where at that point, no health professional in America could honestly say that, well, we didn't know. There was so much we were learning. We're building the plane as we fly it. All these very exculpatory metaphors.

None of them were true because millions of kids were already in school and they kept giving excuses. Well, that's Europe. It's different. It doesn't count. No, there were cities and towns throughout Europe that had the same population densities as cities and towns in America. Some of them had higher case rates. Some had lower case rates. It didn't matter.

None of them were true because millions of kids were already in school and they kept giving excuses. Well, that's Europe. It's different. It doesn't count. No, there were cities and towns throughout Europe that had the same population densities as cities and towns in America. Some of them had higher case rates. Some had lower case rates. It didn't matter.