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Lockdowns had little or no impact on COVID-19 deaths, new study shows
The Waston Times ^ | Monday, January 31, 2022 | By Dave Boyer

Posted on 02/01/2022 12:08:20 PM PST by Hojczyk

Lockdowns in the U.S. and Europe had little or no impact in reducing deaths from COVID-19, according to a new analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

The lockdowns during the early phase of the pandemic in 2020 reduced COVID-19 mortality by about 0.2%, said the broad review of multiple scientific studies.

“We find no evidence that lockdowns, school closures, border closures, and limiting gatherings have had a noticeable effect on COVID-19 mortality,” the researchers wrote.

But the research paper said lockdowns did have “devastating effects” on the economy and contributed to numerous social ills.

“They have contributed to reducing economic activity, raising unemployment, reducing schooling, causing political unrest, contributing to domestic violence, and undermining liberal democracy,” the report said.

Researchers at the Imperial College London, for example, predicted that such steps could reduce death rates by up to 98%. That never happened, according to the new study by researchers Steve Hanke, Jonas Herby, and Lars Jonung at Johns Hopkins.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: conspiracy; covid19; lockdowns; mandates
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1 posted on 02/01/2022 12:08:20 PM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

There will be another study saying they work....Like global warming...


2 posted on 02/01/2022 12:09:24 PM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Tell that to the Italians or elders in NU


3 posted on 02/01/2022 12:09:35 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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Putting covid folks into old folks retirement and health facilities and not allowing the elderly to leave sure did have an impact on covid deaths, though.


4 posted on 02/01/2022 12:10:16 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Hojczyk

hmmm... where did i hear that the cure was worse than the disease... who said that?


5 posted on 02/01/2022 12:11:13 PM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Hojczyk

By forcing people to isolate, they compromised the immune systems of millions resulting in millions of unnecessary deaths. If there had been no lockdowns, no vaccines and no masking, this would have been over a year ago.


6 posted on 02/01/2022 12:12:16 PM PST by P-Marlowe (I got the <ΙΧΘΥΣ>< variant. Catch it. John 3:16)
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To: Hojczyk

Worked as well as the Vax.


7 posted on 02/01/2022 12:16:09 PM PST by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Hojczyk

It was fairly obvious, early on, that the virus would do it’s business, no matter what we did.


8 posted on 02/01/2022 12:17:17 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team sco uts photo-op locations.)
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To: Hojczyk

Duh.


9 posted on 02/01/2022 12:18:37 PM PST by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. Never be a peaceful slave in a new socialist America.o)
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To: Hojczyk

It was a power trip 🤪

Surprise 🙄


10 posted on 02/01/2022 12:18:50 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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Impact on the virus was not the point of the lockdowns.

Submission and impacting of the peasants was the point.

11 posted on 02/01/2022 12:19:29 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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Amazing that with trillions spent on college degrees and most all going thru k-12 we handled this so pathetically stupid. Like any virus we should have reinforced having people who felt ill stay home until they felt better, typically up to a week for a flu like virus. Don’t breath all over people, so have good ventilation and avoid crowded inside spaces.

Stay healthy, eat well, get enough sleep, exercise, try not to be obese, etc.


12 posted on 02/01/2022 12:20:48 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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The governments that had the lockdowns should be locked up for 2 years


13 posted on 02/01/2022 12:23:15 PM PST by butlerweave
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The real point of the lockdowns was to destroy the economy to help force Trump out of office. Worked beautifully for them.


14 posted on 02/01/2022 12:25:10 PM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: Hojczyk

For more commentary on this:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4034376/posts

:-}


15 posted on 02/01/2022 12:25:12 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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It was all kafka, all kabuki theater. We all knew it back then but were called conspiracy nuts. We were kicked off twitter and censored on facebook.

The only difference is now the “correct type” people are saying it.


16 posted on 02/01/2022 12:26:23 PM PST by Pxzftrnqfrn
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the 5 trillion $ COVID extortion racket exceeds the dollar amount of WW1 & 2 combined

Gates, Fauci and the others behind this should be publicly executed after a tribunal

these monsters need to be stopped before they come up with an even more deadly virus to release on us

the politicians are just useful idiots in this extortion racket

17 posted on 02/01/2022 12:27:57 PM PST by KTM rider (The COVID 19 scam is simply TERRORISM )
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citing recommendations by top health care experts.

Ha! "Experts"! That right there guarantees that the entire thing, whatever it is, is going to be a complete disaster of stupidity and ignorance.

18 posted on 02/01/2022 12:28:24 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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Say it ain’t so, but yeah, let’s keep mandating lockdowns!? /s


19 posted on 02/01/2022 12:30:37 PM PST by cranked
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Now they are hitting us with artificially created fabricated supply chain glitches in order to raise prices and consolidate wealth to the corporations

the mega rich elites behind this should be hanging in the streets like Mussolini

its why I have lost all respect for Trump, he was all in on this and still is , so he is either a useful idiot or invested in it

20 posted on 02/01/2022 12:33:14 PM PST by KTM rider (The COVID 19 scam is simply TERRORISM )
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