Re:Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge
by Daishiman on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:53PM
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Considering the vast number of excess deaths of old but healthy people and the human cost of the people who continue to show symptoms months after initial infection, I would say your calculations are just wrong.
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Re:Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge
by qeternity on Monday January 04, 2021 @04:03PM
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Excess deaths globally for 2020 will end up being about 2.5%
Is that vast?
Re:Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge
by Daishiman on Monday January 04, 2021 @04:27PM
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It's 13% higher in England, which yes, I would characterize as vast.
Re:Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge
by qeternity on Monday January 04, 2021 @04:54PM
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I'm not sure you understand how excess mortality works. Excess mortality right now during the winter period is higher...it always is. And 13% is not panic numbers.
Would you be surprised to learn that the 17/18 flu season resulted in more excess deaths than we are having right now? Surely you must have been freaking out then as well advocating for national lockdowns...right?
Re:Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge
by Daishiman on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:32PM
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No, it was 13% higher overall in England during 2020 compared to the 5-year average.
Your comparison with the '17 flu season is, honestly, stupid, and demonstrates your lack of reasoning on this. C'mon: there _wasn't_ a lockdown, and here despite a tremendous lockdown and a long way to go before herd immunity the situation is dire.