A scientific study released Thursday by conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation finds governments’ “unprecedented” efforts to contain COVID-19 have largely failed and in fact have inflicted “enormous” harm on Americans and should therefore be ended promplty.

“Governments took unprecedented steps to contain COVID-19’s spread in the hope that a vaccine would ‘shut down’ the virus,” say researchers Kevin Dayaratna and Doug Badger in their 38-page report.

“Those policies have failed to achieve their stated aim and have done enormous economic, social and political harm. Perpetuating the national emergency mindset is futile, misguided and infeasible … It is time to move on from COVID-19.”