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An brief exercise in considering the impact of human interventions on mortality

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Jessica Hockett
Jan 03, 2023
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Imagine a city of 8 million people — I’ll call it The City — is stopped in its tracks like we saw in March 2020. The perceived threat is not a virus, but potential successive bomb strikes by another country.

The directives from government officials are familiar. For two weeks - maybe four, if necessary — only “essential” activities permitted. Schools & c…

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