Excess Death Rates for Republicans and Democrats During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Re:Excess Death Rates for Republicans and Democrats During t... by ifqwz on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:08AM (#33105757)

I assume that republicans are on average older than democrats. If so, has that been taken into account when making this study?

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Re:Excess Death Rates for Republicans and Democrats During t... by unlikelymordant on Thursday October 06, 2022 @04:12AM (#33105784)

Yes, it is broken out by age and vaccination status. Turns out vaccination status is the likely culprit.

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Re:Excess Death Rates for Republicans and Democrats During t... by ekianjo on Thursday October 06, 2022 @08:36AM (#33107465)

How about comorbidities? They don't necessarily follow with age. Some populations can be more fit than others in the same age bracket too.

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Re:Excess Death Rates for Republicans and Democrats During t... by unlikelymordant on Thursday October 06, 2022 @10:55AM (#33108991)

Prior to covid, the R and D cohorts had identical excess deaths. 2 years later, following covid, there is a large gap. It seems unlikely theres a comorbidity that struck the unvaccinated, that cant be explained by covid.

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Re:Excess Death Rates for Republicans and Democrats During t... by ekianjo on Thursday October 06, 2022 @05:55PM (#33114598)

Excess death is not just caused by covid...

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Re:Excess Death Rates for Republicans and Democrats During t... by unlikelymordant on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:03AM (#33117287)

Ok, what caused the unprecedented spike in excess deaths over the period in which covid was widely spread?

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