Government-mandated stay-at-home orders, school and business shutdowns, mandatory face masks, and other non-pharmaceutical interventions to stop the spread of COVID-19, had “little to no effect” on mortality while increasing excess and “collateral” deaths, according to a report.
“Widespread, economy-wide lockdown policies were a disaster. They had only marginal effects on the ultimate number of deaths, but imposed enormous costs,” says a paper authored by Douglas Allen, professor of economics at Simon Fraser University, and produced by the Fraser Institute.
Allen previously wrote a peer-revieweed article on the issue, and his latest report published Jan. 19, 2023, marks his final installment, titled “Lockdown: A Final Assessment.”…