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Re:Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge by qeternity on Monday January 04, 2021 @04:54PM (#25638747)
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?

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Re:Covid: New lockdown for England as cases surge by Daishiman on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:32PM (#25640887)
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.

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