Let's be clear: lockdowns may have had an impact on some children, especially in unsafe homes or w/poor digital access. That shouldn't be denied. But what we're seeing now goes far beyond what short-term isolation would explain, especially in children born after lockdowns ended.

Babies aren't socialised in their first 2-3 months to protect their fragile immune systems. Instead, they focus on bonding with caregivers. So blaming lockdowns for behavioral issues in babies born during or after 2020 ignores the major factor: widespread infections in infancy.

Since 2020, UK children (incl infants) have been repeatedly infected with SARS-CoV-2: - A virus that enters the brain - Damages grey & white matter - Shrinks the frontal cortex - Alters neurological development This is even after mild & asymptomatic infections.

The frontal lobe governs: - Impulse control - Language acquisition - Emotional regulation - Social behaviour - Attention & learning - Empathy Subtle damage during development can profoundly affect behaviour and cognition.

Teachers are reporting: - More violence, even in reception and Key Stage 1 - Children hitting staff & peers - Difficulty with attention & following instructions - Emotional volatility - Delays in speech, literacy, writing, and social development This is systemic. And new.

UK lockdowns were short-lived: - Nurseries & early years reopened June 2020 - All year groups returned to school in September 2020 - Under-5s faced few social restrictions Yet the youngest cohorts, many born after lockdowns, are showing the most concerning outcomes. Why?

Here's what changed... mass infection became policy: - No clean air in schools - No real protections for staff or students - No vaccines for under-5s - Reinfections normalised, even encouraged to achieve "herd immunity" COVID became routine for children. That has consequences.

COVID is not just a respiratory virus. It's neuroinvasive. It can: - Cross the blood-brain barrier - Persist in neural tissue - Trigger brain inflammation - Shrink the frontal cortex - Affect white matter, connectivity, cognition Even in mild /asymptomatic illness.

Even children born after lockdowns ended, who missed the brunt of restrictions, are showing worrying developmental trends: - Delayed speech - Poor attention span - Trouble with emotional regulation - Language & learning gaps Kids will have had 3-6 covid infections before age 6.

Meanwhile, children who lived through the peak pandemic years are now in classrooms, and teachers are reporting: - Violent outbursts - Severe attention issues - Struggles with empathy, self-control, and literacy This points to something deeper than just lockdowns.

Multiple studies show COVID-19 affects developing brains: 🧠 Infants born to infected mothers show altered brain structure 🧠 Children post-covid show cognitive delays and inflammation 🧠 Even mild cases leave long-term neurological footprints 🧠 Risk grows with each reinfection

In short: UK children are being repeatedly infected, often within their most vulnerable developmental windows, by a virus that damages the brain. We are normalising this. Ignoring it. Blaming everything but the virus itself. That is a societal failure of staggering proportions

This thread isn't about fear, it's about recognition Lockdowns had an impact, yes, but something else is driving this We owe it to children to ask the hard questions To protect them from repeat brain injury that may alter their development, and their futures, permanently END

It should come as no surprise that this situation ⬇️ is quickly deteriorating, having been reported on TODAY. “Disturbing rise in domestic abuse among 16 to 25 year olds” “Children as young as nine are asking about violent pornography and displaying misogynistic behaviour.”

I have no idea why Twitter/X decided to remove the images from the initial post in the thread, and instead write out a link for the tweet as a replacement. But here is what was originally attached:

@JamesThrot Unless you lived in China or Australia in 2020 there were no lockdowns. Bars being closed isn’t a lockdown. It’s a quarantine. And not a very tight one either.

@VaxxedSax Can’t disagree with this.

@JamesThrot Yes, please. And might you also look into the huge increase in road rage and horrendous driving decisions?

@VShapiro Do I need to? I think it’s pretty obvious what’s going on there… haha

@JamesThrot It’s a version of the zombie movies. I feel like the world is no longer the place I grew up in. At some point I may just remove my mask and join the herd rather than watch it all burn down. 🫥

@kking74914 If SARS-CoV-2 infections were only a matter of neurocognitive consequences, this might seem an attractive option. However, the plethora of body-wide, multi organ, immune damaging sequelae could cause you extreme pain and suffering on top of any cognitive decline.

@JamesThrot 200ex showing why we need #CleanAirNow in #UnsafeSchools & #UnsafeDaycares How many will it take? 🧵 https://Twitter.com/MamaToront... We all have to breathe #WeAllShareIndoorAir #EnoughIsEnough #LongCovidKids

@MamaToronto Clean air in schools isn’t coming. It would cost money, shatter the “pandemic is over” narrative, and force officials to admit they let kids breathe unsafe air for years. Denial is cheaper.

@JamesThrot 🧠 You just diagnosed the neural wreckage of VAXNET — whether you realize it or not. These children weren’t just “locked down.” They were neurologically imprinted by proximity to mRNA-altered adults. BLE field emissions. Exosomal spike shedding. Prion-coded nanoparticles. This

@JamesThrot Thank you for this thread.

@JamesThrot @threadreaderapp unroll please

@JamesThrot How do you tease it out from the dramatic increase in screen time (video games, TikToks, accessible pornography) among young children in recent years? Especially since Covid, parents have discovered screens as the ultimate babysitter. What you describe results from screens,too.

@JamesThrot And from an adult perspective: I was in an induced coma because of COVID, I now cannot complete an IQ test where before my score was 138. Cannot form relationships with anyone, I communicate in statements not in conversations. The poor kids haven’t got a chance

@JamesThrot Another step towards the walking dead 🤦🏽‍♀️

@JamesThrot Why are those not observed in other countries with longer/stricter lockdowns, where kids were masking and were vaccinated against covid too, I wonder? 🤔🤔🤔

@JamesThrot @maschmeyer 😔 Das ist die traurige Wahrheit.

@JamesThrot 200ex showing why we need #CleanAirNow in #UnsafeSchools & #UnsafeDaycares How many will it take? 🧵 https://Twitter.com/MamaToront... We all have to breathe #WeAllShareIndoorAir #EnoughIsEnough #LongCovidKids

@JamesThrot You should be looking at LNPs and whole body inflammation as the body is trained to produce the toxic Spike Protein with no particular “off switch”. If you are another pharma shill trying to shift from vaccine injuries, please don’t waste our time. We have all experienced that