UK: Inquiry Finds COVID Response Was 'Too Little, Too Late'

A report critiques U.K. COVID response. Is this a rigorous inquiry exposing deadly government failures, or a politically charged and flawed study?

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UK: Inquiry Finds COVID Response Was 'Too Little, Too Late'

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Above: Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson at South West London Orthopaedic Centre on Aug. 26, 2022. Image credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth/WPA pool/Getty Images

The Spin

Narrative A

The COVID inquiry's claims are a series of dangerous leaps based on discredited modeling. Top scientists confirm this figure is impossible to verify and lacks a proper epidemiological assessment. The inquiry ignored peer-reviewed literature while making politically charged conclusions that unfairly blame decision-makers for complex pandemic responses.

Daily Mail

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Narrative B

The COVID inquiry exposes catastrophic government failures that cost 23,000 preventable deaths through inexcusable delays and complacency. Ministers ignored expert warnings about virus transmission while healthcare workers scrambled without proper protective equipment. The government's misleading assurances about pandemic preparedness proved deadly wrong. It's high time Boris Johnson is held accountable over pandemic failings.

British Medical Association

Aseem Malhotra on X

UK: Inquiry Finds COVID Response Was 'Too Little, Too Late'

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The Spin

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