The Precautionary Principle and COVID-19

<p>The Precautionary Principle is being used to justify the closure of state borders in Australia to deal with COVID-19. Should the Precautionary Principle, which many argue is relevant to climate change, be extended to COVID-19? Economics Explored host Gene Tunny discusses the Precautionary Principle and COVID-19 with Joe Branigan, Director of Tulipwood Economics.</p><p>Links relevant to the conversation include:</p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852769/" target="_blank">The precautionary principle should not be used as a basis for decision-making</a></p><p><a href="https://rsmg.group.uq.edu.au/files/1228/WPC07_3.pdf" target="_blank">John Quiggin on Complexity, Climate Change and the Precautionary Principle</a></p><p><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/cost-benefit-revolution" target="_blank">The Cost-benefit Revolution</a></p><p><a href="https://www.menziesrc.org/news-feed/safelybacktowork" target="_blank">COVID19: Getting Australia Safely Back to Work</a></p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-11/victoria-coronavirus-drop-in-stroke-heart-attack-cancer-screens/12654588" target="_blank">Cancer screening, heart attack and stroke presentations down in Victoria during coronavirus pandemic</a></p><p><a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/the-silent-death-toll-of-covid19-revealed-huge-25-per-cent-jump-in-suicides-each-year/news-story/b4154626a16c9cc25c3b79b7880041ef" target="_blank">The silent death toll of COVID-19 revealed: Huge 25 per cent jump in suicides each year</a></p>