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One of the few remaining politically neutral social scientists. Married to a smarter, politically neutral social scientist.
May 7, 2021 12 tweets 16 min read
Masking children to reduce the spread of Covid-19 is not backed by research or data.

It is a policy that should stop immediately.

Here is an infographic with over 70 citations since August, 2020. All citations are in the thread. Image 2/12 Stop masking children
(1) osf.io/ezdf2/
(2) nytimes.com/2020/11/10/hea…
(3) thehill.com/opinion/health…
(4) bbc.com/news/health-53…
(5) cmaj.ca/content/early/…
(6) medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
(7) medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
May 2, 2021 5 tweets 5 min read
THE HORRIFIC COST OF LOCKDOWNS

Data from just the last 2 months:
✔️ Cognitive decline (1,2)
✔️ Mental health issues (3-7)
✔️ Global disease (8,9)
✔️ Missed medical care (10-12)
✔️ Racial inequality (13,14)
✔️ Learning losses (15-17)
✔️ Economic harm (18,19)
✔️ Dead children (20) 2/5 -- Cognitive decline (1, 2) & Increased mental health issues (3-5)
1 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
2 news-medical.net/news/20210324/…
3 cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…
4 wate.com/news/record-nu…
5 wbur.org/commonhealth/2…
Feb 5, 2021 7 tweets 2 min read
16. Thread of letters from doctors and experts against the panicked reaction to covid-19 in 2020
17. Collection of evidence showing in-person learning is safe & virtual learning is harmful.