- It was predicted in March 2020 that in response to COVID-19 a broad lockdown, as opposed to shielding the most vulnerable in society, would reduce immediate demand for ICU beds at the cost of more deaths long term. The optimal strategy for saving lives in COVID-19 is different from influenza. https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3588 10 comments science
- A new UK study predicted that school closures and isolation of younger people would increase total number of COVID-19 deaths, postponed to subsequent waves. A broad lockdown, as opposed to shielding the most vulnerable, would reduce immediate demand for ICU beds at the cost of more deaths long term. https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3588 11 comments science
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- The Truth About the COVID-19 Pandemic - Tablet Magazine https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-war-on-reality-gutentag 95 comments
- What They Did to the Kids - Tablet Magazine https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/school-closures-covid-alex-gutentag 8 comments
- The Truth About the COVID-19 Pandemic - Tablet Magazine https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/science/articles/the-war-on-reality-gutentag 1 comment
Linked pages
- GitHub - mrc-ide/covid-sim: This is the COVID-19 CovidSim microsimulation model developed by the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis hosted at Imperial College, London. https://github.com/mrc-ide/covid-sim 90 comments
- Coronavirus (covid-19) Hub - Latest News & Research https://www.bmj.com/coronavirus 0 comments
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey pilot - Office for National Statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/englandandwales21august2020 0 comments
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