Prof. Karl Friston: How to beat Covid-19 2nd wave? Support measures for those in self-isolation! (E927)

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Professor Karl Friston of the UK’s independent SAGE Committee regarding the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. He discusses Boris Johnson’s new measures, which include 10pm closing times for pubs and other businesses, and local lockdowns. Will these policies work? Boris Johnson’s claim that track and trace ‘has very little or nothing to do with the spread and transmission of Covid-19,’ why the key to beating back the coronavirus second wave is to provide support measures for those who need to self-isolate, the prevailing concept of the herd immunity approach, unnecessary polarization in the debate on measures to be taken against Covid-19, and more! Finally, we speak to Dr Bradley Garrett, author of ‘Bunker: Building for the End Times.’ He discusses the recent boom in the super-rich buying private bunkers in the event of a cataclysmic event such as biological warfare, natural disasters and nuclear war, the class dimension of disaster planning by the super-rich and governments, the bunkers of President Trump, why the private-bunker boom is a product of neoliberalism, the growing ‘prepper’ movement in the United States, and much more!

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