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
Maybe this will wake people tF up!
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
The data. How hard did you have to look to find some that fit the narrative? I mean I believe there be some data out there showing school closures and mask weren't that helpful. But I could be wrong.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
Oh so my struggles throught virtual learning are invalid I guess?
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🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
At most schools were closed for a couple of months. Schools have been closed for a couple of months for summer vacation for a hundred years. Nobody went nuts.
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Posh British former Al Jazeera left winger who averages around 600k viewers per episode. My kids watch streamers with 10-20x the influence.
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“Covid contrarians”?!?!?!?! What? Now Covid is an ideology? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂or a religion??? 😂😂😂😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
The thinking here is just sloppy. Comparing rates of ER presentations related to suicide between summertime and school time during a typical year is wildly different from the sudden shift to remote learning brought on by school lockdowns. It is not a fair comparison.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @tylerblack32
Come on, guys. Don’t you remember when we were kids, how depressed we all got when summer holidays came and the longer the holidays dragged on the more we felt like offing ourselves? No? Neither do I. I remember this.
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Michael P Senger
 @michaelpsenger
25 Aug 2023
NYT, CNN, and the rest of the mainstream left have all abandoned the idea that COVID school closures were a defensible policy decision. Yet MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan pushes on.
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