The data is in! Lockdowns didn't do anything (except harm us)

We’ve noted on these pages numerous times our theories and analysis (going on 2 years now!) that the non-pharmaceutical interventions did nothing to stop the spread or impact of COVID-19.

The CDC has been quietly updating tables in the backend. Their army of data gatherers has now updated tables showing the impact on a county level of stay-at-home orders. Spoiler alert: it didn’t make a difference.

Comparing counties with stay-at-home mandates in places vs no mandates there is very little light between the two. In fact, the case can be made that those counties with mandates fared worse.

We’ll have more on this and other items soon but here’s another set of charts we’re working on. Vax uptake vs. COVID-19 age-adjusted deaths and Obesity prevalence