A Response to Dominic Cummings’ Pro-Lockdown Twitter Thread
Dominic Cummings has written a pro-lockdown Twitter thread, but it isn't very convincing. Here's a point-by-point response.
Tag: Lockdown
Did Lockdown Shift the Burden of COVID-19 Onto the Working Class?
Men in service and elementary occupations were more likely to die of COVID-19 than those in professional and managerial occupations. This may be because lockdown shifted the burden of COVID-19 onto the working class.
Was a Passenger Train the First Victim of the Lockdown Policy?
After the first lockdown was announced, a train was derailed by its driver who was trying to arrange childcare so he could continue to go to work. A passenger train then collided with his train.
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No Benefit of Social Distancing and Capacity Limits, Study Shows
A new study from MIT shows that social distancing is no protection from indoor transmission because the aerosols fill the room. However, the assumptions about the protection offered by masks are bizarre.
Chile Is No Reason Not to Lift Lockdown
The latest cautionary tale being held up to locked down Britons as the reason we can't be released is Chile, where an ambitious vaccination programme has not prevented a new surge. But is all as it seems?
Isolating People Won’t Protect Them From Pathogens in the Long Run
We're publishing an original piece by John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets, and the author of the newly released book, When Politicians Panicked: The New Coronavirus, Expert Opinion, and a Tragic Lapse of Reason.
Imperial: “It Will Be Vital to Emphasise the Importance of Normalising and Ensuring Adherence to All Measures Even After ‘Full Lifting’ is Achieved”
Imperial advocates that masks, Test & Trace and social distancing remain indefinitely. They mention no end date. They want to make this a new normal that lasts forever. This is typical out-of-touch behaviour from SAGE.
Why Lockdowns Don’t Work: Less Than Half of People With Symptoms Self-Isolate, Major Survey Shows
A survey of 54,000 people published in the BMJ finds that just 43% of those with Covid symptoms fully self-isolate. This is why lockdowns don't work. Nothing to do with the myth of asymptomatic transmission.
Rishi Sunak Confirms His Split From Boris Johnson Over September “Circuit Breaker” Lockdown
Rishi Sunak has confirmed that he opposed the imposition of a "circuit breaker" lockdown in September due to the impact on people's jobs and livelihoods, but that the "ultimate" decision was Boris Johnson's.
The Land of the Free Shows it’s Time to Lose the Lockdowns
No surge as schools open in the UK, no surge in free states like Texas and Florida – is anyone in Government watching the real world or are they too busy gawping at the huge bell curves in Neil Ferguson's latest model?
