"Despite its prominence, Oster’s work on COVID in schools has attracted little scrutiny—even though it has been funded since last summer by organizations that, without exception, have explicit commitments to opposing teacher’s unions, supporting charter schools, and expanding corporate freedom. In addition to grants from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Walton Family Foundation, and Arnold Ventures, Oster has received funding from far-right billionaire Peter Thiel."

#EmilyOster #COVID

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Harvard-educated economist Emily Oster is back in the news right now due to a piece by her Atlantic published calling for a "pandemic amnesty" — "both sides" have had it right and wrong, she wants to claim.

Oster opposed shutting schools down during the pandemic. Last year, Abigail Cartus and Justin Feldman looked into Oster's funding sources as she addressed these issues:

#EmilyOster #COVID #pandemic

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https://proteanmag.com/2022/03/22/motivated-reasoning-emily-osters-covid-narratives-and-the-attack-on-public-education/

#COVIDminimization is common in the media. They ignore the orphans, the child now nursemaid to parent disabled. In fact reporters lied about Covid to rush open classrooms. File ethics complaints on #EmilyOster and others who have killed and injured with deceptions. Links in my lit review
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16AMVmGh1yaf5Jxm4EZD6lKfUaMCFyhwBPs2p-QWFMMI/edit?usp=drivesdk

#HarrisonSmith says #no to #pandemicamnesty proposed by #EmilyOster

https://newstarget.com/2022-11-07-harrison-smith-pandemic-amnesty-suggestion-big-no.html

#HarrisonSmith says #no to #pandemicamnesty proposed by #EmilyOster

https://newstarget.com/2022-11-07-harrison-smith-pandemic-amnesty-suggestion-big-no.html

#HarrisonSmith says #no to #pandemicamnesty proposed by #EmilyOster

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-11-07-harrison-smith-pandemic-amnesty-suggestion-big-no.html

#HarrisonSmith says #no to #pandemicamnesty proposed by #EmilyOster

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-11-07-harrison-smith-pandemic-amnesty-suggestion-big-no.html

Not gonna happen,

https://newstarget.com/2022-11-03-forgive-forget-atlantic-americans-move-on-covid.html

#EmilyOster #TheAtlantic #covid

Not gonna happen,

https://newstarget.com/2022-11-03-forgive-forget-atlantic-americans-move-on-covid.html

#EmilyOster #TheAtlantic #covid

@cjd Some of those recommendations for pregnant women are probably unnecessarily cautious. See *Expecting Better* by #EmilyOster
https://emilyoster.net/writing/

As to the safety of vaccination during pregnancy, in principle one should weigh the risks of the vaccination to the mother and baby plus the (reduced) risk they have once vaccinated vs. the risk to them of contracting the illness without vaccination.

#pregnancy

CDC revealed to not recommend universal masking for toddlers 🤔
#cdc #emilyoster #mask #news #Masking #toddlers