1/ Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, @MartinKulldorff, and @SunetraGupta argue in this essay that there IS a middle ground between lockdowns and a "let it rip" approach."
They also offer specific ways to protect the vulnerable 👇
gbdeclaration.org/focused-protec…
They also offer specific ways to protect the vulnerable 👇
gbdeclaration.org/focused-protec…
2/ "The aim of focused protection is to minimize overall mortality from both COVID-19 and other diseases by balancing the need to protect high-risk individuals from COVID-19 while reducing the harm that lockdowns have had on other aspects of medical care and public health."
3/ "Standard public health practice regularly seeks creative ways to protect vulnerable people from a host of diseases and conditions that threaten them, and COVID19 should not be an exception... These include,
e.g., frequent on-site testing...
e.g., frequent on-site testing...
4/ "and limiting staff rotations in nursing homes, free home delivery of groceries for the home-bound vulnerable, providing disability job accommodations for older
vulnerable workers, and temporary accommodations for older people living in multi-generational homes."
vulnerable workers, and temporary accommodations for older people living in multi-generational homes."
5/ The essay concludes: "Inconsistent with the standard pandemic preparedness plans that existed before the COVID-19 epidemic, lockdowns are, and have always been, a radical approach to infection control."
6/ Imagine if all the resources we are currently investing in mass testing, contact tracing, relief payments, etc., along with all the future costs of rebuilding the economy, were instead focused on actually protecting the vulnerable.
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