COVID contrarians claim that closing schools was a mistake, in part because of the impact on their mental health. But that’s not what the data says at all. @mehdirhasan speaks to @tylerblack32 about one of the most pervasive myths about COVID, kids and remote learning.

Aug 24, 2023 · 9:35 PM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
The collateral damage of the pandemic response was “substantial, wide-ranging and will leave behind a legacy of harm for hundreds of millions of people”, a major new study has found. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
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GFY
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Imagine comparing closing schools and extra curricular activities thus keeping children from being able to interact with each other to summer vacation where kids interact with each other constantly. How Mehdi Hasan still has a job is baffling.
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living in a bedroom for 2y is not good for the health & wellbeing of children unicef-irc.org/publications/…

Life in Lockdown: Child and adolescent mental health and well-being in the time of COVID-19

COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly disrupted the daily lives of children and adolescents, with increased time at home, online learning and limited physical social interaction. This report seeks to...

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Fiona Russell @Fiona_M_Russell
27 Aug 2023
Dramatic ⬆️ in paracetamol OD in teen girls & self harm in <14y in 2020-21 Teens today have ⬆️ risk of suicide vs their parents & grandparents when they were the same age Important to normalise children’s lives as much as possible during disasters aihw.gov.au/suicide-self-har…
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
Tyler Black is not a credible person. I have kids and am an elementary school volunteer. Closing schools was a mistake, especially for disadvantaged kids. Tyler can yammer all he wants but I was there and I know what I saw.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
So basically kids are less likely to kill themselves on vacation. Nothing's changed, however, about your willingness to sell your soul for money.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
Hundreds of years of in school learning disagrees with your "data". You're on the wrong side of history on this one.
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Lol, pretty much sums up the media's use (no wait, absofuckinglute abuse) of the word "Expert".
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You guys created a honeypot for covid deniers.
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