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- The projections were wrong

+ some of the projections were correct

- The fatality rate is lower than feared

+ higher in some countries

- Other diseases kill people too

+ like smallpox and ebola

- This isn't as bad as the Spanish Flu

+ it's only just started

- Lockdowns can harm people too

+ less than killing and permanently injuring people

“ + less than killing and permanently injuring people”

False. That is one of the effects of lockdown. We need to try compare the level, but people are being injured and dying because of the lockdown.

"some of the projections were correct"

Are you referring to Ioannidis? If not, can you link to them?