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Originally Posted by Monticore
Why would it be considered an overreaction if it worked?
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Because of the massive cost to the economy and society.
If unemployment goes up to 20%+ will all of this be worth it?
And now studies are coming out, questioning the effectiveness of these massive social distancing measures.
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https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/...-20/index.html
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School closures may only have a small effect on stopping coronavirus, study says
Schools around the world have been shut to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but one team of scientists is questioning whether the havoc the closures are causing to millions of people is actually worth it — suggesting that the impact on the pandemic might be smaller than previously thought.
A new study by researchers at University College London said recent modeling studies of Covid-19 suggest that school closures alone would prevent only 2% to 4% of deaths — far fewer than other social distancing interventions.
The research, published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health medical journal late on Monday, reviewed 16 studies looking at past epidemics of SARS, MERS and seasonal flu, as well as others modeling the spread of the novel coronavirus, and found that the evidence to support national closures of schools to combat Covid-19 is "very weak."
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