Excess deaths caused by missed or delayed screenings for cancer and other diseases during the outrageously prolonged lockdowns have been discussed in the British press, but not so much our own. It was even predicted by The American Cancer Society, but the idiot politicians kept on with with them anyway. See here:
Also predicted here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS1470-2045(20)30391-0/fulltext
Yes, the American Society (and articles in respected medical journals) predicted increased cancer mortality due to “delayed diagnoses; interruptions or alterations in potentially curative treatment; the possibility that some adults will abandon prior patterns of preventive care; and the expectation that millions of adults will remain unemployed and without health insurance.”
Yet the idiot politicians (mainly Dems) kept on with the lockdowns anyway.
Since the beginning of this year, we have had a blood test tube shortage, which impacts cancer screening and screening for other maladies:
Yet no one is all upset about this on FR, even though I have posted about it several times. Do those pushing the vax doomer claims truly care about people dying, or is it all about the vax? Why not care about those harmed by the lockdowns, the shortages of essential goods and critical medical supplies we import from China? I bugged my congresscritters about this. What have any of you done? Ah, that’s right, it’s all about the vax.
The excess deaths are likely a combination of aging Boomers (which was predicted long before Covid), plus effects of the stupid lockdowns (delayed diagnoses of cancer and other serious conditions, plus flabby immune systems), and increased suicides and drug overdoses (exacerbated by the lockdowns).
Furthermore, if the vaccines are truly causing all the expensive serious diseases claimed by vax doomer blogs, why aren’t the health insurance companies alarmed? That’s a whole lot of money out of their pockets if all those claims are true.
I will tell you what I did other than lighting up my governor ‘s switchboard.
I called local pharmacy and local doctors to talk about covid ,the vax and ivermectin.
The opinion I came away with is this: I will never trust a doctor,hospital,or pharmacist ever again.
I did figure out which local pharmacy would fill a ivermectin prescription on the low and what doctors (2) are still sane in my town.
So yea. A lot of Covid deaths will never be counted because the victims were killed by the outlying effects of Covid. Like being reluctant to get check ups.
how is MI6 paying these days
Vaxxes weren't mandatory at work but HR prepped for the (unconstitutional) OSHA mandate so they had the data. My employer was as vaxxed as the nation (about 70/30). We managers got a report if people weren't vaxxed because we had to ensure they were following state protocols. But we were encouraged to keep this a private matter.
Candidly, my HR function did a great balancing act - indeed, vaxx status was treated as another form of "diversity" so for ONCE, that worked out. An HR rep confided that they were worried the not being vaccinated would become a new Scarlet A, and since it was chiefly the younger employees that weren't getting the shots it could hurt recruiting in the long run.
Indeed, a while ago I did a search for "died suddenly" on the CNN website and found a very slight uptick in such stories in 2021 vs 2019. Even then, it was very slight, and probably not statistically significant.
To your point, I've been more concerned about the loss of humanity. The fragility of many people's psyche has come to the surface. Many people have wigged out on Zoom calls, over light and transient causes. However, as more people return to the office, they're coming back to life. Indeed, a few people in my shop have almost asked me to DEMAND that we all return for drinks once a month, to get our groove back on.
I've also had colleagues confide in me about how tough the lockdowns etc have been on their children and parents. While they've benefitted by spending more time with their kids, the kids are now more afraid than before. Similarly, grandparents got to the point where they DEMANDED to see the little ones - they didn't care if they died of covid. I know of older folks who died probably because they were isolated "for safety reasons" and that loss of tactile contact hastened their demise. I know first-hand of people who were blocked by hospitals from entering, and instead said goodbye to parent's over Zoom...they will NEVER get over that anger.
I've said repeatedly that shots released without the proper clinical trials that take on median 9 years to complete, are potentially fraught with peril. Further, about 60% of new vaccines fail clinical trials. Thus, if people are dying suddenly due to the shot, I'm not surprised. I will not criticize anyone for taking the shots - it's their personal health decision. But the people behind mandates and shaming are particularly loathsome filth.
However, I'm prolly more concerned about the loss of humanity, loss of youthful fun, heightened anxiety, suicide, death for foregone medical screening, and all that. We will NEVER get that back, and children now 10 yrs old have spent 20% of their life worried about killing grandma with a kiss. God help us all.