Lock downs not the answer

[Scota4570]

https://fee.org/articles/a-years-worth-of-suicide-attempts-in-four-weeks-the-unintended-consequences-of-covid-19-lockdowns/

"An ABC affiliate in California reports that doctors at John Muir Medical Center tell them they have seen more deaths by suicide than COVID-19 during the quarantine."

The whole mess is another example of politicians that could not pass a grammar school math test making policy.

[as_rocketman]

The quote goes to ABC News reporting on Walnut Creek CA, 21 May.

I can only assume they're using this second-hand quote because a proper statistical comparison between COVID-19 deaths and suicides wouldn't tell the story they're pushing.

[Scota4570]

https://abc7news.com/suicide-covid-19-coronavirus-rates-during-pandemic-death-by/6201962/

Here you go, straight to ABC news.

The direct link has annoying pop ups.