AMAC Exclusive – By Andrew Abbott
Three years after the start of the first COVID-19 lockdowns, more evidence is piling up that pandemic restrictions were not only ineffective, but incredibly harmful to individuals and communities. But as Americans demand answers and accountability, some in the medical establishment are subtly trying to shift the narrative and shirk responsibility for the damage they caused.
One of the most obvious indications that the elites who pushed lockdowns are trying to hide the truth came last month when the British Medical Journal (BMJ), one of the world’s oldest medical journals, conducted a “comprehensive” study suggesting that the mental health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was “minimal.”
When comparing the rate of mental health issues before and after the pandemic, BMJ found “most symptom change estimates for general mental health, anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms were close to zero and not statistically significant, and significant changes were of minimal to small magnitudes.”
The report suggested people had “a high level of resilience during COVID-19.” It even implied that many other reports about an escalating widespread mental health crisis were overstated and inconsistent with the facts.
Unsurprisingly, the study was roundly pilloried on social media and by the general public.
Upon closer examination, the methodology of the report revealed that BMJ’s “experts” could only arrive at their conclusion by excluding “the most likely affected” by the lockdowns, including “lower-income countries… children, young people and those with existing problems.”
Essentially, the study found that wealthy individuals in developed nations – or those who were the most likely to be able to weather the burdens of lockdowns – suffered minimally from the pandemic. They use this seemingly obvious fact to suggest that there was no greater mental health crisis caused by lockdowns overall.
The BMJ study is just one part of a larger push by academics, the scientific establishment, activists, and political leaders to excuse the damage done by COVID lockdowns they themselves pushed.
Another study from scientists in India released in February of this year attempts to distract from the devastation wrought on human populations through pandemic lockdowns by arguing that locking people in their homes and shutting down the economy was actually a good thing due to “improved air quality” and “enhanced vegetation growth.”
In a similar vein, activists in the United States last year began hinting at the possibility of “climate lockdowns” to address the supposedly existential threat of climate change – again suggesting that COVID-19 lockdowns were somehow a net positive for the world.
Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Dr. Anthony Fauci – one of the chief proponents of prolonged lockdowns – has also attempted to justify the shuttering of society for months and in some cases years on end. During a Fox News appearance last year, host Neil Cavuto specifically asked if Fauci “regretted” the lockdowns or if they went too far. He curtly replied, “Well, I don’t think it’s forever irreparably damaged anyone.”
In another recent interview, Fauci distanced himself from accountability for mandating school closures after a recent study found that school closures “cost children $21 trillion in earnings over their lifetimes.”
These lockdown apologists also conveniently fail to take into account the incredibly high economic cost of lockdowns. Millions of people were paid not to work and thousands of thriving businesses were forced to close through no fault of their own. The true cost of this government-imposed economic crash on families is impossible to fully quantify.
To be sure, there have been some studies that have admitted the tragic consequences of COVID lockdowns. A Johns Hopkins analysis from last year found that lockdowns did virtually nothing to reduce the number of COVID deaths but had “devastating effects” on economies and social ills like drug abuse and mental illness. Lockdowns “are ill-founded and should be rejected as a pandemic policy instrument,” the study concluded.
Yet still, academics and the so-called “expert class” are increasingly pointing to publications like the BMJ study to justify their support for lockdowns – and perhaps lay the groundwork for similar policies during future health crises. But if recent polling on declining trust in the medical establishment is any indication, the public may not be so willing to comply the next time around.
Andrew Abbott is the pen name of a writer and public affairs consultant with over a decade of experience in DC at the intersection of politics and culture.
Over my 80+ years on this earth, as a professional, I have found that far too many supposed experts were far too often allowed to make public statements in areas that they may have had strong opinions about, but little actual knowledge other than what they had read about in textbooks and journals. All they are doing is parroting what someone else has written and they accept it as blind truth without any physical verification. And, of course, the main stream press, lacking any real investigating journalist’s, just go ahead and publish this miss-information and pure garbage.
The old saying that there are three types of lies (lies, damn lies and statistics) also applies to studies. If you approach a study with a predetermined conclusion in mind, you often get the result that you expected.
I would be more interested in knowing why we were so unprepared for this pandemic and what steps we have taken to be better prepared for the next one.
… ever notice, during the pandemic, how all medical professions suddenly became subject matter experts, on virology? A whole ‘nother thing, entirely, doctors and nurses don’t know beans, about virology. Last time they were in the lab, 300 series biology, back in undergrad. Doctors don’t do biology; they don’t do rigorous analysis. They merely form impressions, prescribe meds, run with the AMA playbook, adhering to prescribed doctrine. Every notice, not one virologist stepped forward, to do the right thing, give us the straight scoop, what’s really going on?
… my, oh my! Censorship here’s even worse than Red China!
The democrats proved election 2020 under cover of darkness was dare ways
Dr. Fauchi should be fired!
This article is idiocy and representative of republican right wing nuts. Numerous medical studies and peer reviewed articles refute this yellow journalism. How do I know? I am a board certified Internal Medicine specialist. Its merde like this that will eventually push me to be an independent. Shameful. I will no longer read this rag.
I believe their biggest mistake was killing the option for early treatment. Many people died because of this action and they have blood on their hands. They should be held accountable for this.
Fauci took is gain of function experiments to Wuhan and involved the Wuhan scientist. He is a very evil man and knew exactly what he was doing – engineering a corona virus to kill. Now, he want to re-write what has been learned to draw attention away from his own wicked work – that was funded by NIH of which his wife is the director. Another family of criminal actors. Come Holy Spirit. Come by the fire of Your Flame of Love, and burn the Truth into those guilty of murder who desire to walk in their guilty and face the Judge, Jesus the Christ.
The Biden Administration is made up of Morons and Morons think we are all Morons which we are not! So, it is better to ignore Morons, or we will all become less intelligent and become Morons! The moral to this story is to ignore everything that comes out of Biden’s Administration because it will always be a lie or a fabrication if it benefits them politically. And by all mean do not lessen to Biden himself ever, or you will immediately lower your I.Q. Stupidity runs rapid in the left-stream fascist Democratic Party, so be on high alert. 2024 cannot come soon enough!
He would be really offended to be called a Jew. He hates Jews, Catholics, Christian – pretty much all religion. He is his own god.
Loved ones had to die alone. Families split apart. Parks and beaches closed. Churches and schools closed. You couldn’t buy garden seeds in Michigan.
Forget? Never!
Wont work 2 many underwent lockdowns & damn masking
Fauci warned us of a pandemic, before Covid 19 and he warned of another, much worse, much more deadly. I would recon it will be released just in time for the start of the 2024 presidential campaigns.
Just as these globalists are rewriting history books, sex education in kindergarten to college, responsibility for your own actions, parenting skills, consequences for thief, lies, bulllying others, and self-actualization is bad for others…did you think these socialists wouldn’t rewrite their hidden agenda and lies about the pandemic? Seriously?
These are the same tactics Hitler used to bring Germany to socialism and annihilated millions of Jews. Begin indoctrination in the schools and ‘ the children’ will turn in their parents and others. His only ‘ Arian Race’ is mirror of white privilege and wealthy white. The 2% and BLM is supercharging fringe to ‘ pit everyone against anyone’.
History repeats itself bc this country has never experienced WAR in their cities.
Reagan said, ‘ we are one generation away from loss of our freedom’.
True
Sounds like they are running cover for Fauci’s next lab created pandemic with the bird flu. Fauci co authored an article explaining exactly how they created an deadly very transmittable version of the bird flu. Drug companies are already working on a “vaccine” for the bird flu.
I think we need to ignore the idiots who are attempting to interject hatred and lies into these conversations (comments). (Like the “board-certified internal medicine specialist”–yes, I’m just sure those types are interjecting their thoughts into our little AMAC commentary, non-doctoral quality grammar and all). We should grant them our prayers and wish them Godspeed but not feed into their idiotic comments.
Cant wait to see FAUCI indicted and convicted for his leadership role in the biggest fraud ever upon the American Citizens
How did we get, from “… 15 days to flatten the curve,” to “…wear a mask and take the jabs, or you get fired from your job, you get put on the CDC’s terrorist watch list, and if you’re kid break’s his arm, don’t even think about counting on help from the medical profession?
The Left, which is now in complete control of the Social Sciences, has been rewriting history since the end of WWII. And since they control the education establishment, it is this revised history being taught to our children. One of the greatest triumphs of post-WWII Leftist historical revisionism has been to convince the overwhelming majority of the population that Fascism, in particular, Nazism, is a political movement of the Right; in fact, it is nothing of the sort. Communism and Fascism are first cousins, effectively two sides of the same coin. Take it from someone who has been studying history for most of my 69 years.
are you stupid or something, science has now proven the lockdowns were wrong, just like the masks were wrong, just like the vaccine for younger people was wrong.
I sure would like to meet Andrew Abbott before I die.
The fox in the henhouse is writing these reports. Nothing to see here. Lockdowns were good for you. The Afghanistan withdrawal was a success.
Vaccine mandates were to be obeyed for it saved lives. Only now do we see an uptick in death from the vaccine. Lowering our immune systems. It starts out as an infection somewhere and the next thing you know a diagnosis of cancer. I myself know of at least 20 people that have been diagnosed this way and half of them have died. Genocide is still working and that is why we get glowing reports over lockdowns and vaccines so they can do it again with the next fake virus.
If 80% of democrats think Brandon is doing a good job they will believe these reports as well.
Reps have to become with proof of their own to show the voter how far they have been manipulated by them. Like someone said dem voters don’t think, they follow blindly what they are told by Brandon and his regime.
I have said this before they believe, up is down left is right and Brandon is smart.
There seems to be a troll among us.
The troll l is going around giving everybody negatives.
Personally, I take that as a compliment for amac; that amac has such influence that the left deams it necessary to attack them, and us.
On a totally different topic, it looks like persons unknown are leaving negative votes on comments questioning the wisdom of lockdowns, et al. Just sayin’
These “experts” are self-made men and women who had both bad raw material and bad workmanship!
A new style of war is being used against us, funded by Klaus and Soros and the CCP. But a war implies two sides in the fight and so far…we’re not putting up much of a fight.
A new type of army continues to invade from our southern border but since they carry no weapons they are allowed to invade unimpeded!
I do appreciate AMAC and also what Trump has done for us… the Republicans have been near worthless. Free speech has been almost eradicated and they’re fast at work against the Second Amendment.
So far, I think we’re losing…and while hope springs eternal, I’m feeling cynical and pessimistic.
I hope I’m wrong.
I thought Dr Phony Fauci said he was going to ‘quit’ a couple years ago??? He was so wrong about everything. He helped cause the outbreak of Covid but sure didn’t help with ending it. I did not stay locked down…went shopping, etc as usual. Wore a mask because it was required in certain places but when my famil/friends and I got together we did not wear masks, etc. I never got the poison vax and did get it last fall but was from a friend that had 2 shots and 2 boosters. I was not really sick, had worse regular flu before. My other friend with 2 shots 1 booster got deathly sick and was in bed over a week. It was all a big ploy for control…..something the gov’t just loves and especially the so called president and our idiot governor who thinks he’s king.
credentialed idiots
put hios a in jail, and then have a trial to see how much he was involved, much like they did to the America citizen in the peaceful demonsters of Jan 6th.
There are two types of people in the world; those that admit to it and those that lie about it.
Fauci will always lie about it!!
Americans have such short attention spans and memories. Just like the Pentagon is now rewriting the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the medical field will now avoid responsibility for their failures and in unison the American people will take a moment from tic tok and nod their heads in agreement…..terrible.
Does anyone think the sudden influx of MENTALLY ILL and DERANGED people who seem to think they can will themselves into a biological impossibility of changing their birth sex could be a product of these draconian measures for what was basically, for a normal healthy person, a bad cold?
Bottom line: The COVID pandemic is still one instrument that the elite used and are still using for controlling the population with misdirection. Those who knew and spoke the truth were just silenced so the evil plan could be released so panic could take its course. There are still too many citizens believing the lies of the government.
The primary motivation of the establishment was intolerance towards those who question them. Once they played covid up like the Black Death (an incompetent conclusion based on the early data, one largely informed by East Asian hysteria), they became locked into a 3 year crusade to validate this claim by leveraging fear and guilt. Their biggest fear is not the virus, but the public realizing that their initial assessment of the situation was an order of magnitude error, and that their advise was about as good as that from a guy with a HS diploma living in a swamp in Mississippi.
hundreds of thousands of businesses crushed, millions of lives crushed, but nothing a few burger king jobs can’t handle!!!
I won’t be locked down ever again. And climate control can bite it if you think we will tolerate lockdowns ever again. China and India do nothing for climate control, so the USA can get off it until they get the biggest polluters which are China and India to do something.
It truly was a plandemic and they are minimizing the effects , and hinting at the next plandemic already.
Hello I’m still not happy about being forced to get the shot for covid 19 or lose my job so I got it. Needless to say after the 2 week period I started to develop fatigue, bloating, severe balance issues,nausea, headaches, brain fog, or cognative issues such as memory loss, chest discomfort, speech issues , tremors, cough, loss of smell,shortness of breath. Bone ache in legs.i went threw FMLA, Short term disability, long term disability. I am what they call covid long-haulers . This is the second beast covid 19 is separate. I have no life now I used to hike, bike walk . I can’t go to stores mainly grocery that to much movement over loads my brain I can’t process all the movement I get severe dizziness or neurological cognative disorder. I emailed our Virginia senate Warner did no good. The symptoms I have now are fatigue, severe balance issues,nausea, headaches, brain fog, or cognative issues such as memory loss, chest discomfort, speech issues , tremors, cough, loss of smell,shortness of breath. Bone ache in legs. Tell me this is not real. I finally got SSD . I GOT covid January 1st 2022.
I go the pfizer vaccine if it comes out I will Sue not a threat but a promise.
So-called experts are the best liars such as Fauci.
They can try to rewrite history of their lies but WE know better cause WE lived through it.
Even their lies of nobody caught the flu in 2022, but only caught the China Virus since they lumped every illness and most deaths as cause from China Virus.
Same as their lies saying there was no such thing as natural immunity when everybody knew that was a lie.
Wearing masks stops you from catching China Virus is a lie.
Getting China Virus vaccine made you 100% safe which we ALL know is a lie.
The CDC constantly lies and still lying by playing politics.
Their lies of trying to rewrite history is to cover up their lies and failures.
Remember, the Socialist democrats never tell the truth since they think they are smarter and better than everybody else including God.
There is a huge contingent of “Covid Widows/widowers” and family of those murdered in the hospitals by the mandated hospital protocol . Forced injection/ infusion of deadly EUA drugs . Remdesivir , which destroys kidneys and liver, also
damages other organs .. heart included. This drug was used in Ebola studies and killed 54% of subjects . Yet Fauci demanded it as the only drug for Covid . Why ? Money .. and to kill people . To keep the hype and fear going . Barcitinib , also known as Olumiant is an EUA drug with 10 black box warnings. This drug destroys lungs .. both of these drugs , plus a vent and over sedation equals death . Very few actually died of Covid ,they were murdered by the hospital protocol . These doctors, nurses , hospitals are protected by the prep act as long as they followed the protocol. Why were proven and safe drugs denied to patients ?? Because the worked . If there was a cure for Covid , then there was no need for the so called vaccines. Why push the vaccine .. $$$$$.
My husband was murdered in the hospital . He was denied effective treatments , even under the right to try . Why were doctors and scientists fired, silenced ? Because they spoke the truth and threatened the agenda and the wealth from fake jabs . Hospitals were incentivized to follow the deadly protocol.. bonuses for testing , for diagnosing , for admitting, for giving remdesivir, for venting and for killing people. The families of the dead are suffering from serious trauma , depression , anger . Our loved ones were isolated , mistreated and murdered behind closed doors . There is no accountability . There are very few lawyers with the courage or care to help us or speak out against this .
We are a Wolfpack of widows and widowers who speaking out , calling for accountability and justice . We are growing and we will be heard . Want to listen to some of our stories ? chbmp.org
All these liberal bastards do is lieNo truth in them!.And republicans do is kiss their rosey a**es
These medical journals and so called experts just pander to their donors. They earn enough money to survive anything comfortably, while the rest of us are still living with the effects of the plandemic.
Did these so called experts think about the billion’s of payroll deductions of Social Security, Medicare, Federal Tax and State Tax that were NOT deducted and put into these respective fund coffers. Because we millions and millions of citizens and businesses were unemployed/LOCKED UP! Some estimates are $100 billion to half a trillion dollars that the government never collected for these fund categories! BECAUSE WE THE PEOPLE WERE NOT WORKING and earning a paycheck! Sure has not helped these funds solvency. Duh! Real smart these cats are.
There is no crime greater than deliberately promoting lies over facts Would poisoning of village well be treated same as what happened with covid Not only ware there no consequences but the perpetrators were hailed and rewarded for their deceit Where is the conscience and responsibility of the leaders of the nation is what should be asked come next election
The so-called experts are hoping we have short memories and that we’ll forget what they put us through with their tyranny.
too late. they can go ahead; they’ll just confirm that they are liars and add to their overall total of the same.
This is too little too late, in my opinion. I will continue to carry on, as I did during the SCAMdemic, doing what I want, when I want, where I want and how I want. I will NOT take any jabs, I will NOT be locked in my house, I will continue to HUG and KISS my children and grandchildren whenever I please, the gov’t mandates be damned.
If they don’t like it, they know what they can do with it.