This study was released in June, so this may be a repost, but I just found out that one of my friends is a fan of Emily Oster and this is the void I must scream into.

  • barrbaric [he/him]M
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    1 year ago

    Honestly I think that's giving them too much credit. Unless you have proof, it's entirely within reason that our governments just figured they needed to get "back to normal" because stonks-down is more of an issue than millions of people dying/being disabled. Especially when you consider that all the info points to herd immunity not actually being possible.

    • TheModerateTankie [any]
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      1 year ago

      There have been emails released from the UK where some officials admitted that's what they wanted, and evidence in canada that the head of covid response knew it was spreading in schools while saying it's safe. Everyone knew it would spread in schools because it's airborne. In the US we dropped mask requirements in the fall right before the first omicron wave, and they only started recommending them again after people were panicking, and as soon as it was over the official line was we can go back to normal because we have an "immunity wall" from vaccines and infections.

      • ButtBidet [he/him]M
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        1 year ago

        There have been emails released from the UK where some officials admitted that's what they wanted

        If you have a source for this, I'd love to read it. If not, no worries, I believe you.

        • TheModerateTankie [any]
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          1 year ago

          I got it from here: https://nitter.net/Em_Lickspittle/status/1572835670191906816#m

          I guess it probably isn't good proof, but it aligns with their actions and what they knew vs. what they were telling the public.

            • TheModerateTankie [any]
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              1 year ago

              rat-salute-2

              Im pretty sure there was more i found from the uk, but i can't track it down.

              Here's what was revealed in canada: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/henry-stanwick-covid-school-exposures-emails

              https://www.straight.com/ovid-19-pandemic/living/study-coauthored-by-dr-bonnie-henry-documents-colossal-increase-in-covid-19-in-metro