Collateral Damage
Data from official sources show that the lockdown measures are doing more harm than COVID-19 itself.
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pandemic: a call for action for mental health science
PDF download of the paper available from The Lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanpsy/PIIS2215-0366(20)30168-1.pdf
Heather Mac Donald, New York Times bestselling author and Thomas W Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses the destructive consequences of shutting down society in response to Covid-19, and why the virus is likely to inflame the culture wars.
https://www.spiked-online.com/podcast-episode/we-are-living-in-an-era-of-global-madness/
COVID-19: Beatmung – und dann?
https://www.doccheck.com/de/detail/articles/26271-covid-19-beatmung-und-dann
Leading lung specialists say invasive ventilation of Covid19 patients causes additional damage to the lungs.
- 00:58-How to minimize the risk of COVID-19
- 03:52-Comparing the responses to a global pandemic
- 08:53-Who is most at risk
- 13:44-Is our global response warranted?
- 17:17-Comparing COVID-19 to the flu
- 20:55-Is the risk really that high?
- 23:53-What is the fatality rate versus other common risk factors?
- 25:29–00:58-How to minimize the risk of COVID-19
- 03:52-Comparing the responses to a global pandemic
- 08:53-Who is most at risk
- 13:44-Is our global response warranted?
- 17:17-Comparing COVID-19 to the flu
- 20:55-Is the risk really that high?
- 23:53-What is the fatality rate versus other common risk factors? 25:29-The risk of labeling COVID-19 as a ?pandemic?
- 26:14-Are the COVID-19 tests reliable?
- 28:58-Should we be concerned about herd immunity?
- 30:16-On the chances of getting a vaccine
- 31:47-The return of ?measles parties??
- 34:30-Breaking down the pros and cons of herd immunity
- 37:25-Is lockdown making the problem worse?
- 40:01-How to really hashtag Flatten the Curve
- 45:45-Can we really trace the exposure for every person?
- 48:06-Is authoritarianism growing in the name of public health? 50:37-Who can we trust when this pandemic is over?
- 54:54-Industries? roles in the pandemic
CANCER deaths caused by the indirect effects of Covid-19 on the NHS will outstrip the number predicted to die from the virus, experts have warned.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1268059/cancer-deaths-coronavirus-nhs
According Peter Hitches, the government has projected that 150,000 people may die as a result of the lockdowns. This is at around 10m20s in the talkRADIO interview.
National NHS leaders are to take action over growing fears that the “unintended consequences” of focusing so heavily on tackling covid-19 could do more harm than the virus, HSJ has learned.
A study by King’s College London has found that putting suspected coronavirus patients in quarantine could cause long-lasting, psychological damage. Spending weeks in isolation can trigger PTSD, depression, feelings of confusion, anger and fear, and even drug abuse.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8186461/DR-MAX-PEMBERTON-forgotten-victims-fear-most.html
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s The World at One, Professor Thomas argued that according to his team’s calculations, if the UK’s GDP fell by more than 6.5 percent for a consistent period of time, the economic effect of coronavirus will cost the country more lives than the disease itself. He explained: “I calculated the likely size of the epidemic and it is very big. The loss of life will be equivalent to 400,000 average lives lost.
Dozens of British children who developed narcolepsy as a result of a swine flu vaccine could be compensated after the high court rejected a government appeal to withhold payments.
Six million people in Britain, and more across Europe, were given the Pandemrix vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline during the 2009-10 swine flu pandemic, but the jab was withdrawn after doctors noticed a sharp rise in narcolepsy among those who received it.
Generally speaking, 40% to 50% of patients with severe respiratory distress die while on ventilators, experts say. But 80% or more of coronavirus patients placed on the machines in New York City have died, state and city officials say.
https://web.archive.org/web/20200409192719/https://time.com/5818547/ventilators-coronavirus/