Last week, the journal published a study advocating a mandate for vaccinating the population, with harsh penalties for those who refuse to submit. The authors favored “employment suspension or stay-at-home orders,” over fines or criminal charges are discouraged, because they “disadvantage the poor” and risk getting the mandate itself challenged in court.
A NEJM study published in April appeared to cast doubt on the wisdom of mandating face masks, but its authors published a follow-up letter in July insisting that they had in fact intended to support such a mandate.
Thursday’s editorial largely echoes the arguments made by the Democrats against Trump. Biden, the former vice-president who hopes to take the White House next month, has already said he would “listen to science,” put Fauci in charge, and implement nationwide lockdowns and facemask mandates if elected.
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