Thread by @gbdeclaration

1. We are resolute in our criticism of the #lockdown response to #Covid19

There is a growing body of evidence-based studies that show the collateral damage being caused by the current approach is causing devastating harm that will be felt for years ahead.

2.Since March 2020 #cancer screening has been suspended, routine diagnostic work deferred, and only urgent symptomatic cases prioritised for diagnostic intervention. thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

3.The pandemic has resulted in an inflation in acute #cardiovascular deaths. heart.bmj.com/content/early/…

4.Our elders are suffering terribly from #isolation, #depression and deteriorating #mentalhealth pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33033486/

5.The Children growing up in this year have faced so many challenges and suffered untold harm. tinyurl.com/y6lfvoov And overwhelming #isolation thecut.com/2020/11/covid-…

6.People battling drug and alcohol #addictions have relapsed as support group close thier doors thelancet.com/journals/langa…

7.Men, Woman and Children living with violent partners and parents have been trapped due to the lockdown bmj.com/content/369/bm… tinyurl.com/y5xjjwdw

8.Global #vaccination programs have been halted, the results of which will be catastrophic for so many. #TB will surge theguardian.com/world/2020/nov…

9. and #Polio cases are rising tinyurl.com/y3xedpdk

10.#Poverty and #Famine, already a global issue, is now going to effect more of the already vulnerable theguardian.com/global-develop…

11.There was never an easy option available to us when SarCov2 first emerged. However there was a better one, a kinder and more compassionate approach available. That is #focusedprotection.

12. We must not turn away from the devastation the lockdown response is causing and we must ensure it is not allowed to happen again.
Please keep sharing your knowledge and let others know there was always a #betterway.
Evidence of collateral damage at collateralglobal.org/studies