Dr. Prasad returns to talk about why we might relax mask/social distance restrictions responsibly after vaccinating, why the schools need to open yesterday, and our thoughts on The Coddling of the American Mind.

Here’s more on The Coddling. Here’s an episode on our culture of safetyism. Here’s our other episodes with Dr. Vinay Prasad.

And here’s more about Vinay.

Video and transcript here.

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