Covid over reaction hits again

 Just the News:

With little more than a year until the 2024 elections, the reappearance of some COVID-era protocols has sparked concerns that more widespread measures may be ordered in the months ahead. 

This week, Morris Brown College announced on Instagram that "effective immediately," several COVID-19 protocols, including a campus-wide mask mandate, had been enacted for at least 14 days despite there having been no confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus recently. The measure, the college says, is instead "due to reports of positive cases among students" at other Atlanta-area schools.

CNN reported that at least one expert has said the protocols may be needed soon for people with diabetes, cancer, chronic liver, kidney or lung disease, organ or stem cell transplants, HIV or other immunocompromising conditions, a history of heart disease or stroke, dementia or mental health issues. The COVID-19 protocols included:

  • Social distancing
  • Bans on "large gatherings"
  • Isolation and quarantines in accordance with CDC guidelines
  • Contact Tracing
  • Symptom Monitoring
  • Regular hand washing and sanitation

Morris Brown College is one of a few entities who have quietly reintroduced the controversial measures, which have been challenged by some medical researchers. One January 2023 study by the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews observed a "lack of effect of mask wearing in interrupting the spread of influenza‐like illness (ILI) or influenza/COVID‐19."

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Reintroducing a response to Covid that has already been shown to be ineffective makes no sense.   

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