News Footage in 2020: "Covid is a Mild Illness for the Majority of People"

Boris Johnson (PM), Chris Whitty (Chief Medical Advisor) and Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Advisor) all knew that Covid is a mild illness for the majority of people. The data (clear from very early on) did not and has not changed, so why did they change their story and decide to encourage fear in the public?

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