Thread by @abirballan

The arguments that if children had been hit worse by #Covid19 or if the vaccines stopped transmission, we would’ve seen less vaccine hesitancy, that #SamHarris made is so nonsensical and idiotic.
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Lockdowns, school closures and mask mandates don’t work regardless of whom we are trying to protect. They are novel measures that based on the precautionary principle should have never been adopted because their effectiveness & safety were not established. 2/

The key during a pandemic is not to stress people out by fearmongering them because fear leads to stress and stress suppresses the immune system- very self-defeating during a pandemic 3/

The manipulation of the public through behavioral science tactics to get their compliance with unscientific unsound recommendations is unethical. Period. It should never be deployed as a public health communication strategy. 4/

The right response is to encourage people to adopt a healthy lifestyle to improve chronic conditions and boost their immunity. (Eat natural home-cooked meals, exercise and get vitamin D)

Treat early any high risk group, even be it children 5/

And if the vaccines were safe and effective and stopped transmission, then whoever wants to take them is free to do so to protect themselves and let others be. Mandating medical interventions is unethical. Period. 6/

Where is the intellect in these so-called intellectuals?
Listening to them is a pure waste of time for any intelligent person.
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#SamHarris spoke of “The platforming of people who are obviously unwell and unbalanced, professionally and mentally, around vaccines & their skepticism”
What arrogance!!!
Thank God there were people who spoke out when they smelled something fishy going on. @BretWeinstein 8/8