'Unfortunately, over the past few years, we learned the hard way that when one person is isolated, it is a personal tragedy; but when everyone is isolated, the loss is infinitely greater in magnitude.' -Jack_Elbaum
This 119-page report synthesizes 600 publications and looks specifically at domains including health, economy, education, lifestyle, and relationships. In doing so, the author paints a stark picture of lockdown harms that will undoubtedly have lingering effects for years to come.
He writes that COVID-19 lockdowns were associated with “a rise in non-Covid excess mortality, mental health deterioration, child abuse and domestic violence, widening global inequality, food insecurity, lost educational opportunities, unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, social polarization, soaring debt, democratic backsliding and declining human rights.”
Tragically, yet unsurprisingly, “Young people, individuals and countries with lower socioeconomic status, women and those with pre-existing vulnerabilities were hit hardest.” Starting with health, the evidence shows there was a 20% increase in excess mortality in North America. Doctor Jay Bhattacharya, a professor at the Stanford School of Medicine,
that the “Primary causes included hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, drug-overdoses, homicide, Alzheimer’s, and motor vehicle fatalities.”Bardosh writes that there were “an additional 53 million cases of major depressive disorder globally and 76 million cases of anxiety disorders globally in 2020. A review of data from the United States estimated a larger increase, with 30% to 50% increases in anxiety and depression during 2020.
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