Study says COVID-19 lockdowns in U.S and Europe had little to no public health impact

BALTIMORE, MD - A study by Johns Hopkins University revealed that COVID-19 lockdown in the United States and Europe did little to save lives.

The study was summarized by the following statement:

While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects, they have imposed enormous economic and social costs where they have been adopted. In consequence, lockdown policies are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument.

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The study by Johns Hopkins University says it employed a systematic search and screening procedure in which 18,590 studies are identified that could potentially address the belief posed.

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The study shows that lockdowns in Europe and the United States reduced COVID-19 mortality by 0.2% on average. SIPOs were also ineffective, reducing COVID-19 mortality by 2.9% on average.

According to the study, there is no broad-based evidence of noticeable effects on COVID-19 mortality due to lockdowns.

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