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Captioned @cressida_bonas_ The spectator “Diary” column this week written by me 💛 thank you for having me @spectator1828 #spectator #read #column #diary

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Chocholowska, Tatry. 

April classics. 

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THE SPECTATOR --  A medic’s case against another lockdown

BY MATT STRAUSS (FGJ ‘19) --  Do no harm' are three words all doctors must follow in the course of their work. These words make me convinced that Covid-19 lockdowns are the wrong approach, and a growing number of doctors are on my side. READ MORE. 

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THE SPECTATOR --  Courage is crucial in the fight against coronavirus

BY MATT STRAUSS (FGJ ‘19) -- As Boris Johnson was being treated in intensive care, Dominic Raab expressed his confidence that the Prime Minister would defeat Covid-19 and return to work because 'he is a fighter.' The press howled in opposition to these hopeful words. Things culminated in BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis, disdainfully telling viewers: 'You do not survive the illness through fortitude or strength of character, whatever the Prime Minister's colleagues will tell us'. The video clip achieved its intended virality, and was picked up by cable networks around the world. But we need to set the record straight. She’s wrong. Medically wrong. Dangerously wrong. As a critical care physician, I can say from both clinical experience and from scientific literature, courage in illness matters. It matters for survival. READ MORE. 

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THE SPECTATOR -- Ventilators aren't a panacea for a pandemic like coronavirus 

BY MATT STRAUSS (FGJ ‘19) -- ‘More ventilators!’ cried the journalists on Twitter. 'Yes, more ventilators!' replied the politicians. ‘Where are the ventilators?’ demanded the journalists, now screaming on television. ‘Yes, even more!’ replied the government, somewhat nonsensically. READ MORE. 

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THE SPECTATOR -- Herd immunity might still be key in the fight against coronavirus 

BY MATT STRAUSS (FGJ ‘19) -- I am a critical care physician and assistant professor of medicine in Canada, and have spent weeks obsessively consuming Covid-19 medical literature. Ultimately, I see only one way to navigate society through this pandemic with neither apocalyptic death rates nor economic devastation. To my surprise, the conclusion I have reached seems very similar to the ‘back to work’ plan the Trump administration floated on Tuesday. READ MORE. 

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A small look into The Spectator's Lena Beck's thoughts on the documentary 'The Hunting Ground', which was shown on campus last Thursday! Enjoy!