Posted on 05/14/2021 2:46:19 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
What started in March 2020 as “two weeks to flatten the curve” has turned into “14 months and counting,” depending on what part of the United States you are in.
In the beginning, relatively little was understood about the COVID-19 virus. But here we are in May 2021 with far better information about it, and still there is wide variability across the United States in restrictions. For example, there is wide variability across states regarding mask mandates.
While some states have completely lifted restrictions, others have left them up to the county or city level, or individual businesses. Some states still have capacity restrictions on businesses, others don’t. Some states are proposing to release restrictions once the vaccination rate has achieved a certain level.
Both the ongoing restrictions, as well as the variability across states, have been based on a one-sided view of the science. The other side of scientific perspective, which promotes a more balanced approach to the COVID-19 response and additional information about risk factors, has been suppressed and even vilified. This is despite tens of thousands of public health scientists promoting a different perspective, as evidenced by the Great Barrington Declaration signed by more than 13,000 public health scientists.
While government and health department leaders use words like “infallible” and “irrefutable” to describe their perspective on COVID-19, a wealth of scientific research promoted by the authors and signers of the Great Barrington Declaration tells a different story. Here, I outline a few of the major narratives of COVID-19, provide the scientific perspective on the other side, and show why ongoing restrictions should be reconsidered...
(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...
1. Asymptomatic Transmission
2. COVID-19’s Severity
3. Effectiveness of Lockdowns
Dr. Cathy Stein is a tenured associate professor of epidemiology.
Correctly and succinctly phrased.
But we must close down the churches!
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