Few variables “copy” and the Examiner, which as bad as it is is a step up from his usual InfoWars, Breitfart, and RT to name a few, left out from the actual study (
https://sites.krieger.jhu.edu/iae/f...ffects-of-Lockdowns-on-COVID-19-Mortality.pdf)
“The ineffectiveness of lockdowns stemmed from individual changes in behavior”
Which as we all knew from day one, with Donnie politicalizing the virus, a good percentage of Americans never participated in any lockdown, in fact, did their best to sabotage what they could
“Mandates only regulate a fraction of our potential contagious contacts”
True, and in some States, next to zero
“Lockdowns are successful in initially reducing the spread of Covid-19, but the behavioral response may counteract the effect completely”
Especially when many were demagoging that they took away their “freedom”
“Timing is very important”
Also true, as shown in the gradual fading of lockdowns
Point being it isn’t as cut and dry as “copy” attempts to make it out to be, just look at the increased number of infections resulting from umpteen events such as the Sturgis Motorcycle Festival or Trump’s announcement of Barrett