Martin Kulldorff on Twitter: "The GBD is about collateral public health damage from lockdowns and accompanying fear, e.g. less vaccinations, worse cardiovascular disease outcomes, missed cancer appointments, more opioid deaths, deteriorating mental health, more malnutrition/starvation. https://t.co/JSlZ5K23mp… https://t.co/3Iv4kRtCO3"

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Professor Harvard Medical School. Disease surveillance methods. Infectious disease outbreaks. Vaccine safety. Free SaTScan, TreeScan and RSequential software.

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Jenn Dowd‏ @drjenndowd 24 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @MartinKulldorff and

How is 3-6 months feasible? Can’t have it both ways & say you’re not encouraging infection but want to reach natural immunity quickly. Such transmission even in young would overwhelm hospitals:https://www.pnas.org/content/117/41/25897 …

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Jenn Dowd‏ @drjenndowd 24 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @MartinKulldorff and

What % of the population is in the vulnerable categories who are shielded? Between this & high transmission, how do you project this will bring about a rebounding economy?

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Jenn Dowd‏ @drjenndowd 24 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @MartinKulldorff and

How did vaccines fit into your thoughts in October, and how has that changed?

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Martin Kulldorff‏ @MartinKulldorff 24 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @VPrasadMDMPH and

Dear Jenn/@drjenndowd. Thank you for engaging in a scientific exchange. I really appreciate that. In the next few tweets, I will respond to your posts/questions in backward order. 1/8

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Jenn Dowd‏ @drjenndowd 26 Dec 2020

Replying to @MartinKulldorff @VPrasadMDMPH and

Thanks Martin. I genuinely appreciate the academic exchange as well. Attempted a x-mas break from twitter but have some initial thoughts on your replies offered below. 1/

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Jenn Dowd‏ @drjenndowd 26 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @MartinKulldorff and

IMO the GBD proposition to “build up immunity through natural infection” is most compelling if no possibility of vaccines or improved treatments ever or in the foreseeable future. The potential for vaccines looked promising in Sep/Oct but efficacy & timeline were not known. 2/

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Jenn Dowd‏ @drjenndowd 26 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @MartinKulldorff and

So I still ask, why does having a highly efficacious vaccine available not merit a reconsideration, since any COVID-19 long-term illness, hospitalization & death avoided now (even among younger groups) could be forestalled forever?

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Martin Kulldorff‏ @MartinKulldorff 27 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @VPrasadMDMPH and

Fair question. We also need to urgently implement other focused ways to protect the old, since vaccines are not 100% effective and takes time to roll out. That is half the GBD. 1/2https://www.newsweek.com/we-should-focus-protecting-vulnerable-covid-infection-opinion-1543225 …

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Martin Kulldorff‏ @MartinKulldorff 27 Dec 2020

Replying to @MartinKulldorff @drjenndowd and

Lockdown measures such as closed schools/universities are generating enormous long-term collateral damage on children and young adults. The price on working class is too high from lockdowns that failed to protect the old. This is the 2nd half of GBD. 2/2http://www.collateralglobal.org

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Jenn Dowd‏ @drjenndowd 28 Dec 2020

Replying to @MartinKulldorff @VPrasadMDMPH and

Agree that school closures are very costly-Europe chose a different path than US but that doesn't imply not minimizing transmission otherwise. Re:collateral damage-I thought you said GBD was not about economic costs? & this evidence separates effects of restrictions vs. virus?

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Martin Kulldorff‏ @MartinKulldorff 28 Dec 2020

Replying to @drjenndowd @VPrasadMDMPH and

The GBD is about collateral public health damage from lockdowns and accompanying fear, e.g. less vaccinations, worse cardiovascular disease outcomes, missed cancer appointments, more opioid deaths, deteriorating mental health, more malnutrition/starvation.https://collateralglobal.org/

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