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Covid Lockdowns ‘Were Worth It’, Argues Infectious Disease Expert on CNN – Slashdot

…The “short-term benefits” at the start of the pandemic are simple to characterize: Every infection that was delayed due to the lockdowns was a day to the good, a day closer to the release of the mRNA vaccines in December 2020, a less-hectic day for the health care workers, a day for clinical trials to mature. Therefore, the authors’ statement that lockdowns “were a mistake that should not be repeated” because they had no “purpose other than keeping hospitals from being overrun in the short-term” is to me a fundamental misunderstanding of the day-to-day work that was being done. Most disturbing to me about this assessment and the others that have come along are the minimal mention of the death and debility the infection caused. A reminder for those who have forgotten just how brutal the pandemic was: Worldwide there have been 7 million deaths. In the U.S., there have been more than a million deaths, millions have some post-infection debility and many health care workers remain profoundly demoralized[By these figures the U.S., with 4.2% of the world’s population, had 14% of Covid fatalities…]  Source: Covid Lockdowns ‘Were Worth It’, Argues Infectious Disease Expert on CNN – Slashdot

Ohio Republicans move to exclude judges from interpreting enshrined abortion rights | Ohio | The Guardian (Ohio GOP wants to defy voters on women’s rights and lose their next elections)

…Republican state house representatives Jennifer Gross, Bill Dean, Melanie Miller and Beth Lear said in a news release on Thursday that they will push to have Ohio’s legislature – not the courts – make any decisions about the amendment passed on Tuesday.

“To prevent mischief by pro-abortion courts with [the amendment], Ohio legislators will consider removing jurisdiction from the judiciary over this ambiguous ballot initiative,” said the mix of fairly new and veteran lawmakers who are all vice-chairs of various house committees. “The Ohio legislature alone will consider what, if any, modifications to make to existing laws based on public hearings and input from legal experts on both sides…”

Source: Ohio Republicans move to exclude judges from interpreting enshrined abortion rights | Ohio | The Guardian