If we compare the trajectory of flu/respiratory diseases in 2019/2020 with 2017/2018 we find two similar curves.
Lockdown does not appear to have slowed the number of flu respiratory deaths. Why should we believe that it reduced the number of Covid deaths?
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The 2019/2020 flu …
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more ...To get the best indication of the trend in positive Covid infections, Pillar 1 tests are probably the most reliable and have been conducted in relatively steady numbers. Based on this, the positive Covid tests are disappearing off the radar.
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Like many illnesses, Covid is deadly. It is important to understand how deadly it is so our reactions to it are proportionate.
more ...UK has its head in the sand over the economic cost of lockdown. While many are comfortable as the state funds them through lockdown we are sleep walking into an economic suicde.
more ...Interview with former chief Swedish epidemiologist Professor Johan Giesecke, who reveals that he is 'watching with interest' how Australia and other countries come out of lockdown. Giesecke questions the effectiveness of the draconian measures taken and the wisdom of the UK government for basing its policy on Imperial College's flawed, non-peer-reviewed paper, championing instead Sweden's 'evidence-based' approach, which relies on social distancing and good old-fashioned handwashing.
more ...Malaria remains humanity's most deadly infectious disease. Malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa might reach almost 770,000 as result of disruption due to Covid
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