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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Feb 28

    An interesting fact is that, despite the fearful and alarmist messaging about COVID-19 restrictions, there is still no strong evidence that such measures are more harmful than large ongoing COVID-19 epidemics

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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Feb 28

        To put it more simply - lockdowns are probably bad, but we don't really know if they're worse than having tons of COVID-19 around

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Feb 28

        Moreover, the complete lack of engagement by most critics of government interventions with things like #LongCovid and, well, facts makes most of the discussions on lockdown a bit of a waste of time

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      2. Dr. Shaun  💉 💉 😷 👨🏻‍⚕️ 🔬 🩸- Fully Vaxed‏ @flemsha Feb 28
        Replying to @GidMK

        I suspect there is a lot of effort in overplaying the effect of restrictions to create excuses for where restrictions were not entertained. It is also important to separate the effects of COVID apprehension vs restrictions themselves.

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      3. Dr. Shaun  💉 💉 😷 👨🏻‍⚕️ 🔬 🩸- Fully Vaxed‏ @flemsha Feb 28
        Replying to @flemsha @GidMK

        For example whether patients did not present for screening or other tests for cancer due to lockdown or due to fear of getting COVID, particularly attending hospitals where they knew COVID patients were.

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      2. Wiesie de Kock‏ @wiesiede Feb 28

        ‘Modelling’ - the kind anti lockdowners believe.

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      1. Eddie Chalk‏ @EddieChalk Feb 28
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        Lockdowns is to evidence as ideology is to confirmation bias

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      2. Stephen Dugmore‏ @StephenBDugmore Feb 28
        Replying to @GidMK

        There is still no strong evidence as to risk benefits of lockdowns or efficacy of degrees of lockdown in general. And especially not for individual countries. In South Africa we have had the double whammy of both lockdowns and ongoing epidemics.

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      3. Eileen‏ @emcaffine Mar 1
        Replying to @StephenBDugmore @GidMK

        If your lockdown didn't work--it wasn't a real lockdown--halfway measures won't work--stopping transmission is a centuries old technology

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      1. Papachin70‏ @papachin70 Mar 1
        Replying to @GidMK @andylumm

        Can I ask why the government has not produced one? Risk analysis is what is required

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