They use some high falouting <sic> statistical
methods…..but fail to mention the 60,000 seniors murdered in nursing homes,
quite intentionally methinks, and they mention disruptions in society, but
completely ignore the idea that these were primarily caused by the insane but
totally intentional over zealous government lockdowns.
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2. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, vol. 124, issue 3, 1265-1306
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First Do No Harm
Data are and have
been available on the health consequences of unemployment, loss of a
small business, delay in life saving procedures, failure to vaccinate
our population, and the failure to educate our children. During the
COVID pandemic we have experienced all of these. Dr. Scott Atlas and his
business professor co-authors suggest that we have already lost twice
as many years of life from our policy as we have from COVID (1). As
COVID mortality slows the adverse impact from the lockdown continues
unabated.
In another article addressing only mortality from job loss (2), authors used administrative data on the quarterly employment and earnings of Pennsylvanian workers in the 1970s and 1980s matched to Social Security Administration death records covering 1980–2006 to estimate the effects of job displacement on mortality. This article forecasts much greater loss of lives from the current policy than Dr. Atlas's paper.
When we believed the mortality rate to be 3.4% closing the borders and shutting down the economy was clearly the right approach. When we got data and then failed to adjust our approach we failed our patients.
In another article addressing only mortality from job loss (2), authors used administrative data on the quarterly employment and earnings of Pennsylvanian workers in the 1970s and 1980s matched to Social Security Administration death records covering 1980–2006 to estimate the effects of job displacement on mortality. This article forecasts much greater loss of lives from the current policy than Dr. Atlas's paper.
When we believed the mortality rate to be 3.4% closing the borders and shutting down the economy was clearly the right approach. When we got data and then failed to adjust our approach we failed our patients.
We
do not hesitate to change clinical practice when research shows our
current approach is wrong. We must also follow this principle with
regard to COVID.
Reference
1. https://www.iedm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lepoint092020_en.pdf
Reference
1. https://www.iedm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lepoint092020_en.pdf
2. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, vol. 124, issue 3, 1265-1306
