The Hidden Cost of Lockdowns
5 min readNov 21, 2020
One doctor’s fight against an overlooked and growing epidemic.
The original rationale for COVID-19 lockdowns was to “flatten the curve”; a strategy designed by public health and safety officials to prevent U.S. hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. As the epidemic continued, lockdowns and social distancing have been encouraged, sometimes mandated, in order to continue saving lives by keeping individuals at home…