Covid-19: Lockdowns Debate
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Covid-19: Lockdowns
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Earl Howe (Con)
My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, has indicated her wish to speak. This may be a convenient moment.
Baroness Brinton (LD) [V]
My Lords, this paper’s economist authors admit that it reflects their opinions. Extraordinarily, they chose to exclude the most recognised epidemiological research on excess deaths. It is not even peer-reviewed. The conclusions are contradictory to the established annual excess death protocols, published for years by the ONS and other national statistical agencies around the world. Which data should scientists advising the Government and Ministers rely on when making decisions about lockdown?