Well, it is, because - to my frustration - lockdown was pretty popular. Hence SKS calling for longer, harsher lockdowns in pretty much all scenarios. Hence the NEU resisting the reopening of schools.… (View Post)

And would not have unlocked in August 2021. (View Post)

In theory, yes. In practice, covid cases stopped exponentiating well before legal measures were brought in. Presumably because of either natural behaviour change or running out of people to infect. A… (View Post)

Short(ish) answer: Several reasons, but two stand out: 1) My personal hobbyhorse: the catastrophic effect lockdown has had on children, particularly those who were very young in 2020. The number of c… (View Post)

Long term, second lockdown will cause far more deaths than it saved. (View Post)