Lockdown Policies and Mask Mandates Linked With Lower IQ in Children: Psychiatrist

Lockdown Policies and Mask Mandates Linked With Lower IQ in Children: Psychiatrist
Hugo Chappaz, 9, left, waits with his father Benoit Chappaz, right, and his mother to be vaccinated at the National Velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, west of Paris, France on Dec. 22, 2021. Michel Euler/ AP Photo
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The nation’s recent lockdown policies and mask mandates will create a generation of children who exhibit lower IQs and signs of social brain damage, according to a clinical psychiatrist for children and adolescents.

Dr. Mark McDonald cited an Aug. 11 study by Brown University (pdf) that found that “children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall cognitive performance compared to children born pre-pandemic,” during an interview with host Cindy Drukier on a Dec. 25 episode of NTD’s “The Nation Speaks.” NTD is a sister media outlet of The Epoch Times.