Now that the 2020 figures have been properly tallied, there's still no convincing evidence that strict lockdowns reduced the death toll from Covid-19.
The number of excess deaths not involving Covid-19 has been especially high in U.S. counties with more low-income households and minority residents, who were disproportionately affected by lockdowns.
The deadly impact of lockdowns will grow in future years, due to the lasting economic and educational consequences.
Some researchers reported early in the pandemic that lockdowns slowed viral spread and reduced mortality, but those conclusions were based on mathematical models with widely varying-and sometimes quite dubious-assumptions about what would have happened without lockdowns.
The lockdowns in America exacted a toll on people of all ages because excess deaths not attributed to Covid-19 also occurred among the elderly.
The lockdown enforcers made no effort to weigh the costs and benefits-and ignored analyses showing that, even if the lockdowns worked as advertised, they would still cost more years of life than they saved.
The lockdown proponents are recklessly staying the course, still insisting that lockdowns work.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to discern fact from fiction, and unfortunately the media has a strong bias. They spin stories to make conservatives look bad and will go to great lengths to avoid reporting on the good that comes from conservative policies. There are a few shining lights in the media landscape-brave conservative outlets that report the truth and offer a different perspective. We must support conservative outlets like this one and ensure that our voices are heard.
Monday, March 22, 2021
Death and Lockdowns
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