https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-...
We’re now so far past thinking the cost of the pointless lockdowns was worth the benefit.
Luckily, those who used COVID to seize power now have only a few easily influenced and perpetually fearful people still willing to cede control of their lives.
Utah barely locked down, has their kids in school, no mask requirements but has also one of the lowest death rates in the country.
A lot of southern states had the same policy, but have some of the highest death rates in the country. [1]
Utah is also one of the youngest and fittest states in the country while Mississippi (#1 for deaths per capita) is consistently ranked one of the most obese[2]. As far as I'm concerned, Covid should be encouraging the US to talk about their longest lasting health crisis - an obesity epidemic, but for some reason that hasn't materialized.
1. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covi...
https://twitter.com/CDCInjury/status/1498357668125323265?s=2...
It's still early days, and there may well be a rise in deaths by suicide as we gradually come out of pandemic. We always need to be watchful.
But all the people who claim that suicide increased during pandemic are simply wrong.