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German lockdowns had ‘no direct connection’ to falling COVID rates
breitbart ^ | 06/04/2021 | Ben Feuerherd

Posted on 06/04/2021 1:26:16 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Coronavirus lockdowns had “no direct connection” to falling infection rates in Germany — as transmission was already declining before the restrictions were imposed, new research found.

The research, conducted by statisticians at Ludwig Maximilians Munich University, found that the country’s R rate — or the number of people an infected person passes the virus onto — had already dipped below 1 prior to the national lockdown being imposed last November, according to the Telegraph.

The rate was also decreasing in December and April when the lockdown was tightened, the research found.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Government; News/Current Events; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: connection; covid; german; lockdowns
Well no kidding
1 posted on 06/04/2021 1:26:16 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

2 posted on 06/04/2021 1:28:18 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I said this when they announced it.

Got shouted down here by a lotta fearbros


3 posted on 06/04/2021 1:28:25 PM PDT by Skywise
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“Well no kidding”

They believed the Joseph Goebbels-style propaganda once again. No wonder we kicked their asses twice.


4 posted on 06/04/2021 1:50:39 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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>> as transmission was already declining before

... the vaccinations too!

Read & weep, vaxholes.


5 posted on 06/04/2021 2:14:20 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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Why don't you talk about Sweden? They didn't lock down right?

Instead the people stayed home. Their economy tanked 8% (real numbers) in the 2nd quarter last year, same as ours and the worst drop in Scandanavia. Their performance against the virus was the worst in Scandanavia as well, much worse actually.

On the plus side, they didn't screw up their kids by keeping them isolated. That's going to be a big benefit in the long run.

6 posted on 06/04/2021 6:32:22 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: Gene Eric
Israel reopened and has essentially no cases: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/israel/ There are at least two reasons, one is their high vaccination rates. The second is they were hit hard and have a lot of natural immunity. The two together basically means COVID is no longer a threat there.

Contrast with Japan: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan/ Wave after wave, only stopped with lockdowns. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/tokyo-parts-of-japan-to-enter-third-covid-19-lockdown-with-olympics-just-3-month-away/ar-BB1fZbDk They have very little natural immunity thanks to their police state style tracking of everyone and every contact. They have very poor vaccination rates, around 5%.

7 posted on 06/04/2021 6:37:31 PM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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