Thread by @VPrasadMDMPH

COVID didn't do this; We did 1/4
1. No data supported day care workers wearing cloth masks w infants all day
2. Masking kids 2-4 was contradicted by WHO, but American Peds Assc. did it anyway
3. Keeping kids without playdates had no data
4. We closed playgrounds!

5. risk to kids was always much lower than risks we routinely tolerate
6. School closure did massive harm/ had no upside/ strangely occurred in liberal urban strongholds w strong unions & had nothing to do with virus factors
2/4

7. We rushed into boosting adolescents despite the resignations of top 2 FDA officials & dissent of Offit, man who makes vax
8. we imposed vax mandate for school & activities, under promise it would return life to normal
9. we then escalated demands to make kids wear n95s
3/4

10. people piled on J Allen for suggesting we have off ramps to restrictions in kids
11. omicron was milder, but we tested kids in rampant fashion & held up their school
12. CTU closed pre-emptively

COVID didn't do this; we did

4/4
My apology here:
vinayprasadmdmph.substack.com/p/the-pandemic…

Oh, and let's not forget

https://twitter.com/JohnArnoldFndtn/status/1481288825242595330?s=20

“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.” - Charles Mackay

And let's not forget. When kids needed them, they failed...

https://twitter.com/AmerAcadPeds/status/1425857041457942542?s=20