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Did lockdowns save any lives?
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Lockdown. A word we’ve all become overly familiar with over the past two years. Lockdowns were intended to protect people, especially societies most vulnerable, from the risks associated with contracting Covid. However, a new study has been making headlines which claims to show that mandatory lockdowns have only reduced Covid-19 mortality by 0.2%, or one death in five hundred. We examine the evidence behind the claim.
Released:
Feb 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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