Americans from states that have imposed some of the most protracted and severe pandemic lockdowns are finally enjoying some level of normalcy. While the lifting of restrictions have brought growing sense of relief, it’s clear the lockdowns have left a deep scar. Virtually all states imposed restrictions on businesses in response to the spread of…
Vaccine Rollout Not a Race: Dep. Australian PM
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has echoed the sentiments of Prime Minister Scott Morrison, saying that it is “not a race” to get Australians vaccinated against COVID-19. McCormack, who is acting prime minister with Morrison on an official trip to New Zealand, also does not believe there is hesitancy in getting the COVID-19 jab with…
Time for a Post-Mortem on the Harms of Lockdowns
Commentary It seems the “shut up and mask” wall is finally crumbling on COVID. The usual suspects still say you need to cover up and quarantine outdoors after getting vaccinated. But it’s becoming reputable to ask questions that, frankly, ought to have been asked long ago. For instance, a long and worrying discussion in the…
New Business Levy to Fund $3.8B Mental Health Reform: Victorian Budget
Victorian-based businesses will be levied with a new surcharge to rebuild the state’s “broken” mental health system, according to the state’s newly released 2021-22 budget. On Thursday, Treasurer Tim Pallas revealed the state of Victoria’s economy, which is expected to reach a net debt of $102.1 billion this year and increase to $156.3 billion in…
Group of Ontario Doctors Resist Regulator’s Missive Blocking Criticism of COVID Measures
More than 150 MDs are challenging the authority of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) after it issued a statement threatening to sanction members for speaking out against COVID-19 public health orders. The doctors signed the Declaration of Canadian Physicians for Science and Truth in opposition to the college’s move, stating that their…
PCR Tests Give ‘Inaccurate Picture’ of COVID-19 Risk, Says Expert Witness in Manitoba Court Case Against Lockdowns
Medical experts who testified before a Manitoba court in a challenge against pandemic restrictions put a spotlight on the limitations of the PCR tests being used to diagnose COVID-19, questioning the legitimacy of their use to justify lockdown measures. Stanford University professor and epidemiologist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and infectious disease specialist Dr. Thomas Warren both…
Thousands March in Toronto Against Lockdowns
Thousands of people marched in downtown Toronto on May 15 to call for an end to COVID-19 lockdown measures. The protest was part of the “World Wide Rally for Freedom” that was marked in other Canadian cities as well, including Ottawa. “The government is simply not listening and the media is not letting up. While…
Short-Term ‘Help’ Is Doing Long-Term Harm to the Economy, Killing Small Businesses
Commentary The mounting evidence can no longer be ignored. Unsubstantiated and politically motivated COVID-19 lockdown policies and imprudent relief measures are causing serious, lasting damage to the foundations of American economic prosperity. Having brought the economy to its knees through unwarranted and undependable lockdown measures that forced millions of Americans out of work and forced…
Lockdowns May Be Canada’s Biggest Policy Failure in History, Report Says
Lockdowns have had little effect on bringing down COVID-19 deaths and could be one of Canada’s biggest policy failures in history, a professor wrote in a research paper published this month. Douglas W. Allen, economics professor at Canada’s Simon Fraser University, reached the conclusion after examining over 80 papers on the effects of lockdowns implemented…
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Deadly Consequences of Lockdowns
April 21, 2021
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As a result of the lockdowns, millions across the globe have been thrown into poverty, with many at the brink of starvation. In America, thousands have skipped health examinations or cancer treatments and thoughts of suicide are at record highs among college-aged youth. A year later, were lockdowns worth it? “I’ve had many, many, many…
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