Think tank finds lockdowns failed to prevent COVID cases, deaths

[libertybele]

Think tank finds lockdowns failed to prevent COVID cases, deaths

A think tank ranked different state’s COVID measures based on a variety of factors. A new report by the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed states such as California and New York did not effectively handle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The report factored the effect’s on each state’s health system, education system and economy when grading their response to the virus. The findings show lockdowns failed to prevent excess deaths and surging infections in many Democrat-led states.

Meanwhile, Florida and other red states succeeded in reducing deaths by using therapeutics without hurting their economies or students. On an episode of his Liberty Report, Dr. Ron Paul said it’s now obvious the lockdowns were a political ploy by Democrats.

The former congressman argued many Democrat governors bought into a COVID narrative that favored strict measures and had not built an off-ramp for their policies when data contradicted their justification. Dr. Paul warned that COVID measures will not disappear as long as they benefit special interest groups, even if its at the expense of the American people........

https://www.oann.com/think-tank-finds-lockdowns-failed-to-prevent-covid-cases-deaths/

[Smokin Joe]

Not just COVID deaths, but think of the people who lost jobs and businesses and with those, insurance. Between the inability to afford health care for non-COVID medical issues, and the despair at losing their livelihood, I would venture that the COVID death toll is just part of what those policies caused.

[mountaineer]

Color me shocked.