Are lockdowns justified?

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Do you think that might suggest that something very strangely went wrong in the us?  What do you imagine that might have been?

Well, the US is the highest in the world in type-2-diabetes, which makes COVID-19 much worse. And it is among the highest in the world in heart disease, which, again, makes COVID-19 worse. There were also massive protests during the pandemic. You know, the Black Lives Matter, the Capitol Riots... Those result in spreading COVID-19. Presumably more so than stores or restaurants do. The nursing home scandal also played some role, but not a lot. It is a combination of factors.

Wrong again - 

Diabetes Rates by Country 2021 (worldpopulationreview.com)

Countries with the highest diabetes prevalence:

1. Marshall Islands (30.5%)
   
   
2. Kiribati (22.5%)
   
   
3. Tuvalu (22.1%)
   
   
4. Sudan (22.1%)
   
   
5. Mauritius (22.0%)
   
   
6. New Caledonia (21.8%)
   
   
7. Pakistan (19.9%)
   
   
8. French Polynesia (19.5%)
   
   
9. Solomon Islands (19.0%)
   
   
10. Guam (18.7%)