Scientific Debate Over Lockdown Measures

Confronting COVID-19 while maintaining public trust has proven difficult and divisive

As lockdown measures loom, scientific debate continues about their worth but a wall of censorship keeps much of that debate hidden from the public.Zigres/Shutterstock

In March 2020, officials called for a lockdown across most of the United States and Canada due to COVID-19. Schools closed, businesses were shuttered, and public life came to a screeching halt.

The initial plan was to slow the spread but this timeline eventually stretched into several weeks, and then months of restrictions.