Re:European mortality monitoring shows increase in excess mo...
by ekianjo on Friday April 24, 2020 @06:03AM
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> a) there were way more deaths in 2018 and 2019 than were expected
Flu season every winter brings excess mortality. Also very hot summers, but there's less of a pattern.
> b) b) despite Covid-19, the excess mortality still hasn't caught up with 2018 levels
You are missing a big factor: COVID is not behind us, and this excess mortality is happening DESPITE a lockdown, which never happens for regular flu seasons.
Flu season every winter brings excess mortality. Also very hot summers, but there's less of a pattern.
> b) b) despite Covid-19, the excess mortality still hasn't caught up with 2018 levels
You are missing a big factor: COVID is not behind us, and this excess mortality is happening DESPITE a lockdown, which never happens for regular flu seasons.