ZERO evidence that lockdowns/shutdowns slow transmission rates of the chinese virus or reduce hospitalizations.
lockdowns or ‘pauses’ are to give politicians cover that they are doing something to justify their existence and providing a foil to hurt their opponents (i.e. Trump)
“””lockdowns or ‘pauses’ are to give politicians cover that they are doing something”””
you are not correct. Lockdowns provided time:
1. To produce PPE in sufficient quantities in the USA. Let us not forget that our Medical Supply Companies had outsourced almost all of their manufacturing to China and elsewhere.
2. For our doctors and hospitals to better understand the virus and develop treatments.
3. To implement practices in our nursing home facilities to stop the virus from getting in.
4. To develop mass testing capabilities to know who was infected.
These are the reasons the lockdowns were put in place.