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Lockdown was a waste of time and could kill more than it saved, claims Nobel laureate scientist at Stanford University

Lockdown was a waste of time and could kill more than it saved, claims Nobel laureate scientist at Stanford University
The coronavirus lockdown could have caused more deaths than it saved, a Nobel laureate scientist has claimed.

Michael Levitt, a Stanford University professor who correctly predicted the initial scale of the pandemic, suggested the decision to keep people indoors was motivated by 'panic' rather than the best science.

Professor Levitt also said the modelling that caused the government to bring in the lockdown - carried out by Professor Neil Ferguson - over-estimated the death toll by '10 or 12 times'.

His claims echo those in a JP Morgan report that said lockdowns failed to alter the course of the pandemic but have instead 'destroyed millions of livelihoods'.

Author Marko Kolanovic, a trained physicist and a strategist for JP Morgan, said governments had been spooked by 'flawed scientific papers' into imposing lockdowns which were 'inefficient or late' and had little effect.

He said falling infection rates since lockdowns were lifted suggest that the virus 'likely has its own dynamics' which are 'unrelated to often inconsistent lockdown measures'.

Denmark is among the countries which has seen its R rate continue to fall after schools and shopping malls re-opened, while Germany's rate has mostly remained below 1.0 after the lockdown was eased.




his graph published in a JP Morgan report shows that many countries saw their infection rates fall rather than rise again when they ended their lockdowns - suggesting that the virus may have its own 'dynamics' which are 'unrelated' to the emergency measures



Prof Levitt told The Telegraph: 'I think lockdown saved no lives. I think it may have cost lives. It will have saved a few road accident lives, things like that, but social damage – domestic abuse, divorces, alcoholism – has been extreme.

'And then you have those who were not treated for other conditions.'

Professor Levitt, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2013 for the 'development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems', has said for two months that most experts predictions about coronavirus are wrong.

He also believes that the Government should encourage Britons to wear masks and find other ways to continue working while socially distancing instead.

Prof Ferguson's modelling, on the other hand, estimated up to 500,000 deaths would occur without social distancing measures.

Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 04:28 ΤΑ διαγραμματα που ανεβασε δεν λενε ψεματα.

Τι να κανουμε οι στατιστικες λενε οτι εσεις εισαστε βλακες.

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Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 05:35 Εμενα με διαβαζουν παντως καθημερινα κατι χιλιαδες περισσοτεροι απο τον κυρ Βρασιδα του οποιου το προφιλ ταιριαζει με το δικο σου.

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ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 06:27

Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 05:35 Εμενα με διαβαζουν παντως καθημερινα κατι χιλιαδες περισσοτεροι απο τον κυρ Βρασιδα του οποιου το προφιλ ταιριαζει με το δικο σου.

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Και τον Στεφανο τον Χιο τον διαβαζουν ακομη περισσοτεροι

omg kai 3 lol έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 09:08 απο τα σχολια του αρθρου πιο κατω:

"He is a chemist, not an epidemiologist.He is entitled to his own opinion just like the rest of us, but it can't be considered a scientific opinion since it's not his field. He does agree that social distancing and masks are necessary though but doesn't realize that the reason the lock down happened when it did, was because if it hadn't, the health system would have collapsed. And, they also needed the time to stock up on essentials, like masks, goggles, gloves, coveralls etc, needed for medical staff, that governments hadn't the foresight to stock up on before this virus disaster happened.They were just buying up time, and also plan new workspaces and conditions, and now we can return to work, with all those things in place as the virus stays with us, with up and down waves."

"Considering the US delayed lockdown and closing our borders, I think the lockdown worked. We have lost 100,000+ Americans to this disease which does not count for tens of thousands that died at home. If the US did not lock down the numbers would have been way, way higher. As for the jobs, this country will just pick up where everyone left off. Jobs that catered to a mass of people, like sporting events, Disneyland, etc will likely suffer for a little while longer until this disease completely goes away with a vaccine, but life will go on."

Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 10:43 Εσυ ομως δεν διαβαζεις το Χιο. Τρεχεις να διαβασεις εμενα.

Εισαι ο καλυτερος πελατης.

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wooded glade έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 05:43

Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 04:28 ΤΑ διαγραμματα που ανεβασε δεν λενε ψεματα.

Τι να κανουμε οι στατιστικες λενε οτι εσεις εισαστε βλακες.

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Αφού ζήσαμε, πως είμαστε βλάκες ;

Athos έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 10:49

Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 10:43 Εσυ ομως δεν διαβαζεις το Χιο. Τρεχεις να διαβασεις εμενα.

Εισαι ο καλυτερος πελατης.

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και όχι μόνο σε διαβάζει αλλά σε αποθηκεύει κιόλας

Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 10:51

wooded glade έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 05:43

Αρίστος έγραψε: 25 Μάιος 2020, 04:28 ΤΑ διαγραμματα που ανεβασε δεν λενε ψεματα.

Τι να κανουμε οι στατιστικες λενε οτι εσεις εισαστε βλακες.

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Αφού ζήσαμε, πως είμαστε βλάκες ;

Δεν χρειαζοταν να κλειδωθει ολη η κοινωνια για να σωθουν τα γεροντια.

Ας σας κλειδωναν μονους σας και χωρις μαλιστα αδεια εξοδου αφου σας αρεσει τοσο πολυ η καραντινα.

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