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Old 13-10-2021, 17:24   #7571
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees View Post
Indeed, but, it may possibly have saved some of them from hospitalization or worse...
And made them more vulnerable to flu, by the sounds of it. Lockdowns and isolation measures have weakened our immune systems, which is why scientists are concerned about a flu epidemic this winter.

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees View Post
Another thing you can say is that there would of been significantly higher deaths had lockdown not been implemented as one of if not the primary reason was to stop the NHS crashing, from being overloaded and being unable to provide care.
If longer lockdowns have eroded our normal state of immunity, there could well be a lot more deaths as a result of that.

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
Lockdown may have prevented the NHS being overwhelmed by COVID patients, but they failed to treat people with other ailments and people that should have gone to hospital or their GP didn’t.

We also spent millions on Nightingale hospitals that were not used.

The NHS was demonstrably shown to be not fit for purpose.
That, too.
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