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Overdoses have exploded under lockdowns
A few weeks ago, a group of over 600 doctors in the United States co-signed a letter sent to President Trump in order to get him to put an end to general lockdown measures.

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To what extent did COVID-19 increase the mortality rate?
It’s a fact of life that people die. Those who die are more likely to be old, and those who die young are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases. This was true before the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will still be true after COVID-19.

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COVID-19 and Car Accidents
Several days ago, The Wall Street Journal published a piece entitled “The Covid Age Penalty: New patient data offers a guide to opening while protecting seniors.”

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COVID-19: Non-pharmaceutical interventions have helped, but which ones?
The academic journal Nature recently published two papers on the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on COVID-19.

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In 2019, the World Health Organization Argued Against Lockdowns
In a recent study, we mentioned that even the World Health Organization (WHO) had been strongly arguing against lockdowns for flu pandemics as recently as October 2019.

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Smarter Policy at Senior Centres May Have Massively Reduced COVID-19 Death
Tuesday, The Guardian profiled Hong Kong, which never locked down, yet only has four COVID-19 deaths out of a nearly Quebec-sized population.

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Preparedness trumped lockdowns when it comes to saving lives in Europe
Yesterday, Bloomberg reported new data from Oxford University researchers who analyzed the severity of lockdown measures in place in European countries.

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The Case for Widespread Mask Use
In a paper released in late April, researchers estimate that simply wearing masks is potentially much more impactful than even indefinite economic lockdowns.

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As Canadian hospitals turn out the lights, have we overreacted?
The author of the main study justifying worldwide Covid lockdowns, dubbed “Dr. Lockdown” in the media, has a history of dramatically overestimating deaths.

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What will a post-pandemic world look like?
Earlier this week, the Institute for Liberal Studies (ILS) hosted a talk by Dr. Stephen Davies, Head of Education at the Institute for Economic Affairs, on what to expect in a post-pandemic world.