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Hantavirus: Market versus Government Disease Control

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Audio Mises Wire
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Jun 26, 2026
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Summary

Pandemics offer an alleged challenge to libertarians, as some argue that governments should have the power to order quarantines and impose vaccine requirements. It turns out that statism makes things worse—and that free markets offer the best solutions. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/hantavirus-market-versus-government-disease-control