Long before coronavirus, the public health sector had inklings towards authoritarianism justified by the so-called science, just not the widespread public support.
The British general practitioner Michael Fitzpatrick wrote in his book two decades ago, The Tyranny of Health, that the medical profession is ‘at the cutting edge of the drive to extend professional regulation over personal life.
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