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Did lockdowns save any lives?

Did lockdowns only reduce Covid-19 mortality by 0.2%?

Lockdown. A word we鈥檝e 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.

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Mon 28 Feb 2022 10:50GMT

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  • Sun 27 Feb 2022 14:50GMT
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