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What is the comparison they are using in the study to find that it only reduced deaths by .2%? We were locked down so how do you estimate death tolls if we weren't?

Originally Posted by psudy

What is the comparison they are using in the study to find that it only reduced deaths by .2%? We were locked down so how do you estimate death tolls if we weren't?

I believe they have a pdf of the results in one of the articles.

Lockdowns are not going to stop people from dying of COVID, it is only going to delay them getting it. Delay only changes the rate of death of those effected not the overall number. Only thing that changes it is if you are like NZ where you can literally force your entire population into isolation for 2 years and then get the vaccines to the majority will it reduce total deaths.

Originally Posted by DeltaHoosier

I believe they have a pdf of the results in one of the articles.

Lockdowns are not going to stop people from dying of COVID, it is only going to delay them getting it. Delay only changes the rate of death of those effected not the overall number. Only thing that changes it is if you are like NZ where you can literally force your entire population into isolation for 2 years and then get the vaccines to the majority will it reduce total deaths.

Yes exactly, delaying infection allows you time to wait for vaccines and therapeutics to be developed and allows you to add capacity to the medical system for the peaks.

Originally Posted by ralph

Yes exactly, delaying infection allows you time to wait for vaccines and therapeutics to be developed and allows you to add capacity to the medical system for the peaks.

That is what I said from day one, however you have the other impacts that are just as bad if not worse on the 98% of the people who are not impacted by COVID. Good for your country that you could shut it down for 2 years.

Originally Posted by DeltaHoosier

That is what I said from day one, however you have the other impacts that are just as bad if not worse on the 98% of the people who are not impacted by COVID. Good for your country that you could shut it down for 2 years.

Life in NZ hasn't been too bad over the last two years, we have about 3 months of lockdown total but in between that life has been normal apart from international travel. Economy is actually going pretty good, unemployment rate is at all time low 3.8%