Also known as “immunity debt” is caused by isolation. Locking down is not recommended by the W.H.O. yet ‘democratic’ countries are still enforcing stay-at-home orders. The latest to see negative impacts of the lockdowns are children in New Zealand.
Based on this French study: Pediatric Infectious Disease Group (GPIP) position paper on the immune debt of the COVID-19 pandemic in childhood, how can we fill the immunity gap? – ScienceDirect
“The implications of SARS-CoV-2 NPIs for two endemic infections circulating in the United States of America: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and seasonal influenza” — study: The impact of COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on the future dynamics of endemic infections | PNAS
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