There have been 7M-13M excess deaths worldwide during the pandemic

Re:There have been 7M-13M excess deaths worldwide during the... by fastball on Sunday May 16, 2021 @11:07PM (#27179702)

Right, but my point is that it's hard to separate those things if your idea is just "excess deaths tell us the cost". So if lockdowns slow COVID but increase suicides... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Re:There have been 7M-13M excess deaths worldwide during the... by andrei_says_ on Sunday May 16, 2021 @11:27PM (#27179805)

I know it’s easy to be a bit cynical once we take an abstract view.

Please let’s remember it is not a simple lever.

Let’s remember the overflowing ICUs and morgues and the very very limited menu of possible immediate actions - all this amongst unprecedented scrutiny, politicization and division.

We’re human. We’re doing the best we can. Lockdowns do flatten the curve.

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