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Old Feb 4, 2022, 4:23 am
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RB211
 
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Originally Posted by Silver Fox
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“These costs to society must be compared to the benefits of lockdowns, which our meta-analysis has shown are marginal at best. Such a standard benefit-cost calculation leads to a strong conclusion: lockdowns should be rejected out of hand as a pandemic policy instrument.”

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I'm no expert in this area, but it seems questionable to state that lockdowns should not be considered at all. Not all pandemics will have the same profile as this one.

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