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Articles tagged with: Lockdown
CLAIM REVIEWS
Claims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods
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“Lockdowns only reduced COVID-19 mortality by .2%, study finds”
SOURCE: Paul Best, Connor Boyd, Gina Martinez, Fox News, Daily Mail
Published: 10 Feb 2022
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Evidence shows that lockdowns implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have saved lives, contrary to claims in the New York Post
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“COVID lockdowns don’t appear to have saved lives”; “ample scientific evidence points to the fact that lockdowns did not save lives”
SOURCE: Eileen AJ Connelly, Ryan Fazio, New York Post
Published: 10 May 2021
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Scientific evidence demonstrates that wearing face masks and implementing lockdowns reduce the spread of COVID-19
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“It’s been a year & there is still no evidence masks or lockdowns slow the spread of #COVID19”
SOURCE: Kimberly Klacik, Facebook
Published: 03 Mar 2021
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What has been the effect of the pandemic on the suicide rate of the U.S. population?
— 21 Jun 2021
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic prompted countries everywhere to take measures to reduce the spread of the disease. One of these measures, which has proven to be effective (as c...