I knew it – lockdown stops your immune system doing what it’s designed to do – learn, through exposure to small amounts of bacteria and viruses, how to protect you when you come into contact with larger amounts! I wouldn’t be surprised if the same didn’t apply to washing your hands too thoroughly too often!
“Prof Gupta’s team produced research which suggested the coronavirus had arrived in the UK in December and caused a significant ‘herd immunity’.
The results of her modelling implied that the triggering of a national lockdown three months later was either too late or needless.
It rivalled advice given by Neil Ferguson of Imperial College, whose projections of 500,000 deaths prompted Boris Johnson to impose a lockdown.
Professor Ferguson, who was sacked from his position on SAGE after flouting lockdown rules, subsequently told MPs that Sweden has achieved roughly the same suppression of coronavirus without a UK-style lockdown.”
Quoted from the article: Long periods of lockdown could weaken the immune system and leave people more vulnerable to dangerous viruses, Oxford epidemiologist warns
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