5 revelations from the House COVID-19 report

By CP StaffWednesday, December 04, 2024

A protestor displays an anti-vax placard during a 'Unite For Freedom' march against COVID-19 vaccinations and government lockdown restrictions, in Trafalgar Square, central London, England, on May 29, 2021. | BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

Lockdowns in US cities were ‘worse than the disease'

The report contends that the strict "stay-at-home" orders imposed by states and local governments to curb the spread of the virus often did more harm than good and points to the widespread economic, psychological and social consequences of these measures.

The fallout from so-called "stay at home" health mandates in California and other states led to outcomes such as increased unemployment, mental health issues and educational disruption, and was disproportionately high compared to the health benefits, according to the panel.

"The prescription cannot be worse than the disease, such as strict and overly broad lockdowns that led to predictable anguish and avoidable consequences," the report stated.

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