Restricting movement on the basis of biology threatens freedom, fairness and public health. Threats to freedom, fairness and public health are inherent to any platform that is designed to segregate society on the basis of biological data. All policies and practices must be guided by a commitment to social justice. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01451-0
Tag: Lockdown
NYPost reports “Lockdown-defiant NJ gym sues governor, state in federal court”
The defiant New Jersey gym that was repeatedly shuttered for violating the state’s coronavirus lockdown is suing the state in federal court. The owners of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr charged that Gov. Phil Murphy, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and other New Jersey officials violated their constitutional rights by forcing them to close up shop for three…
Coronavirus: Switzerland says young children can hug grandparents
Swiss authorities say it is now safe for children under the age of 10 to hug their grandparents, in a revision to official advice on coronavirus. The health ministry’s infectious diseases chief Daniel Koch said scientists had concluded that young children did not transmit the virus. However, he said such meetings should be brief and…
Forbes reports “600 Physicians Say Lockdowns Are A ‘Mass Casualty Incident’”
More than 600 of the nation’s physicians sent a letter to President Trump this week calling the coronavirus shutdowns a “mass casualty incident” with “exponentially growing negative health consequences” to millions of non COVID patients. “The downstream health effects…are being massively under-estimated and under-reported. This is an order of magnitude error,” according to the letter initiated by…
ABC reports “Suicides on the rise amid stay-at-home order, Bay Area medical professionals say”
https://abc7news.com/health/suicides-on-the-rise-amid-stay-at-home-order-bay-area-doctors-say/6201962/
Hundreds of doctors warn of “adverse health consequences stemming from the coronavirus shutdown” in letter to Trump
A letter, warning on health consequences of the lockdown and signed by hundreds of doctors, to President Trump has appeared on Scribd:
“Orange County Doctor Breaks Silence on Covid-19” in Youtube Video
Orange County doctor reports Covid-19 lockdown has widespread consequences that are not being taken into account by the government, and lockdown lacking in justification. He states that continued lockdown seems politically-motivated.
CDC states “masks for ages 2 and up” in school reopening guidelines
CDC releases its school reopen guidelines. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/schools.html
Covid-19 Private Self-testing – “How to End the Lockdown In Two Weeks”
Dr. James Lyons-Weiler writes: “in-home, private antibody testing can end the lock-down NOW. People who are IgM+ should self-isolate, watch their symptoms, and when they recover, get back to work.” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-end-lockdown-two-weeks-james-lyons-weiler/
Illinois Governor Pritzker Threatens Business Owners with a Year in Prison if They Try to Reopen
Gateway Pundit reports: Last week Illinois Democrat Governor J. B. Pritzker warned the people of Illinois the state in lockdown and businesses shut down until the end of May. He later told CNN the citizens of Illinois could be ordered to socially distance and wear masks indefinitely.