PANDA THREADS VOL. 10 | 4 FEBRUARY 2021

This week we include the human aspect of the COVID-19 story: PANDA has been dealing in data since the start, but the reason we do it is people. To help people navigate the crisis, to help people not be fearful, to help get people out of deleterious lockdowns. This newsletter highlights humanity - the graphs will return next time.

 Bridging the Divide

Whatever we think about lockdowns, one thing is clear. None of us want Grandma (or anyone else for that matter) to die. Whether we are pro-lockdown or anti-lockdown, we are also all fractured and afraid.

C O M M E N T A R Y

Will the Truth on COVID Restrictions Really Prevail?

By Scott W. Atlas

The consequences of the SARS2 coronavirus pandemic and its management have been enormous. Over 400,000 American deaths have been attributed to the virus; more will certainly follow.  Even after almost a year, the pandemic still paralyzes our country. Despite all efforts, there has been an undeniable failure to stop cases from rapidly escalating and preventing hospitalizations and death. 

Then & Now: How We Dealt With The Flu In '69

The Very Opinionated Kate Wand looks at how we are doing things differently now.

 Her website, Very Opinionated, is a place to discuss liberty, philosophy, and politics, from the perspective of two very opinionated (and concerned) Canadian citizens.

R E L E V A N T   R E S E A R C H

Duration of Culturable SARS-CoV-2 in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19

The duration of transmissibility of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and the associated level of contagion have been uncertain. We cultured severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in serial respiratory samples obtained from hospitalized patients with Covid-19 to assess the duration of shedding of viable virus.

Russell Lamberti summarises the AIER article, "In the Asian Flu of 1957-58, They Rejected Lockdowns"

The '57-58 flu is estimated to have killed in one year around 100k Americans, or about 200k in today's population terms. The age profile of death was notably younger than Covid, and pregnant women appear to have been one of the high risk categories.

#Unmaskourkids

Our children are being harmed by mask-wearing: physically and psychologically.

We found that we cannot stay silent any longer, so a small group of concerned parents started an initiative we call #unmaskourkids. Our aim is to raise awareness of the science and emerging data that exists, specifically in relation to children and masks, and to sound the alarm. There are differences in the physical and physiological make-ups across the board for both children and adults. The precautionary principle says that we need to be cautious, pause, and review all evidence before jumping into a new innovation or trend which then turns out to be harmful yet our schools and Education Departments are currently ignoring this.

Our aim is to provide parents and educators with the tools to challenge this.

Visit our website at https://sites.google.com/view/unmaskourkids

Research supported by PANDA.

Have you got a story to share?

The world has been greatly impacted by the measures introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic and we would like you to share your story for a project we are working on, be it good, bad or ugly.

OPEN SCIENCE. HUMAN AGENCY.