The hepatitis outbreak affecting children across the world appears to be caused by two simultaneous viral infections to which children are more susceptible because lockdowns left them with weakened immune systems.
Two scientists in Denmark have written a newspaper article to show that excess mortality in their country during the pandemic was no better than in Sweden despite the Swedes not imposing lockdowns or heavy restrictions.
A teacher writes that since the lockdowns, attendance at school has collapsed, behavioural issues, exclusions and mental health problems have soared, and staff and resources have been suddenly overwhelmed.
One in eight people in England are taking antidepressants, two thirds of them female, after the lockdowns fuelled a 7% increase in demand for medication in one year, NHS statistics show.
In crisis, we chose to invert our public health paradigm by requiring the young to sacrifice their own health and wellbeing to safeguard that of adults. In doing so, we shattered our implicit social contract.
As of the most recent week, there have been 7,840 more deaths than usual from causes other than Covid since April, 1,374 of them in just the latest week. What is going on, and is anyone looking into it?
How can we be protected from the sort of fraud we have endured over the last few years? How can we improve risk evaluation and keep our guard? It should start at school, with children taught to think for themselves.
An international report by the WHO found two years of restrictions have led to "significant mental health consequences", especially for young people, with mental disorders up more than a quarter since 2019.
Now that the virus has become endemic, it is time to move on. But it is not time to forget. For if we forget we are in danger of repeating this horrifying experiment.
Do you feel nostalgic looking back at times we were imprisoned in our homes? Would you like to commemorate this unique moment in our history in a special way? Then look no further than the COVID-19 Souvenir Plate.
