Due Process for People, Precaution for Pathogens - WHN

By Naomi Bar-Yam Discussions of public health precautions for emerging diseases like Andes hantavirus, often include, “We shouldn’t overreact before we have definitive proof.” Sometimes this idea is framed explicitly or implicitly through one of the foundational principles of criminal law: innocent until proven guilty. That principle is essential in human justice. However, viruses are … Continued