I lived between Barcelona and London through the lockdowns.
As far as I can tell, current studies indicate that in all likelihood only the first lockdown in the UK may have been "worth it" (and even then, it should have happened earlier and not lasted nearly as long as it did)
As far as I can tell, current studies indicate that in all likelihood only the first lockdown in the UK may have been "worth it" (and even then, it should have happened earlier and not lasted nearly as long as it did)
You'll easily find a bunch of rather credible literature on the subject, e.g. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/d.miles/document/7583/Mile...
Or more folksy news articles like https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/14/coronavirus-co...
Are you aware of conflicting literature?