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Good thing we have data that proves lives were saved and you don’t have to guess.

What data is that? That data on lockdowns suggests that they didn't reduce overall excess mortality: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hec.4737

>Using an event study approach and data from 43 countries and all U.S. states, we measure changes in excess deaths following the implementation of COVID-19 shelter-in-place (SIP) policies. We do not find that countries or U.S. states that implemented SIP policies earlier had lower excess deaths. We do not observe differences in excess deaths before and after the implementation of SIP policies, even when accounting for pre-SIP COVID-19 death rates.

Causality. The only thing this survey demonstrates is that government orders have weak effects on actual population behavior.

Good thing you're 100% convinced, I'm still looking for the proof

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