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Lockdowns didn’t work, another study concludes

By Timothy P. Carney

Published June 7, 2023 10:04pm ET

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Lockdowns didn’t work, another study concludes — Workers wait to collect deliveries for a locked down community on Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Beijing. The number of new coronavirus cases in an outbreak in China's northeast tripled Sunday and authorities tightened control on access to Shanghai in the east, suspending bus service to the city of 24 million and requiring a virus test for anyone who wants to enter. | (Ng Han Guan/AP)

COVID-19 was spread by people hanging out with other people. One of the terrible truths of the outbreaks in 2020 and 2021 was that the most dangerous activities were the most important parts of life: extended families getting together for lengthy, laughter-filled dinners.

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