Tag: lockdowns
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The bad, the ugly, and the good about lockdowns
Lockdowns come with huge socio-economic costs. Hence, it’s important to understand whether they also offer any benefit and, if so, when their use is justified, if ever. Before we continue, a clarification: the article refers to lockdowns only limiting indoor activities. Limiting outdoor activities mostly doesn’t make sense, and implementing such measures was mostly a…
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Do lockdowns work?
Lockdowns come with huge socio-economic costs but do help reduce deaths. Another article on this website examines the socio-economic costs of lockdowns and whether their viral spread benefits are worth it. This article is solely about whether lockdowns help reduce deaths. Before we continue, a clarification: the article refers to lockdowns only limiting indoor activities.…
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Did the flu disappear in 2020?
Official data seems to suggest that the flu nearly disappeared in the second half of 2020. Did it really happen, or was it an artifact of not testing for the flu anymore? Was it because we tested less? In the second half of 2020, fewer people have been tested for influenza than usual – probably…