The critical issue driving your initial recommendation to the American public was scarcity, the logistics, not medical evidence. By 2022, the consequences of prolonged COVID lockdowns on our children were clear, from delayed development to social isolation. Which is probably why you were asked in July 2022 whether you would recommend locking down schools again. And you said, first of all, I didn't recommend locking anything down. (00:28–00:36)
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Asserts that prolonged COVID lockdowns led to clear consequences for children, including delayed development and social isolation by 2022.
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