Covid becomes plague of elderly, reviving debate over ‘acceptable loss’

Washington Post ^ | Ariana Eunjung Cha and Dan Keating

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "More than 300 people are still dying each day on average from covid-19, most of them 65 or older, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...roughly two to three times the rate at which people die of the flu... Today, nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older — the highest rate ever, according to a Washington Post analysis of CDC data."

A little simple arithmetic to place the prose into a manageable frame:

( "300 people are still dying each day" x 365 days in a year ) = 109,500 as a year's estimate per the CDC and Washington Post.

Worldometer tallies the US population at 335,665,703 as of today. About one percent per year die as is easily observed. ( 1.027 percent according to the CDC.)

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm

( 335,665,703 US population x .01027 ) = 3,447,287 deaths per year in the US. Naturally, so to speak, from all causes. Placing the CDC/WaPo prose into the larger frame, then:

( 109,500 mostly elderly "Covid" deaths / 3,447,287 all-cause deaths ) x 100 = 3.18 percent Covid deaths estimated through "official" data and reporting.

Note the verbiage. "Plague of the elderly." Given the inadequacy of the tests, the reporting and the factors of rating co-morbidities, the larger picture suggests that some gaslighting is going on.

If 3.18 percent is a "plague," what is the remaining 96.82 percent? A mere mention in the article? Actually NO mention at all.

Given that "% of Population receiving at least 1 dose - 81.18%," then "the plague of the elderly" is likely ALSO a plague of the elderly who are injected with mRNA experimental therapies.

Source: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/region/united-states

Therefore, the "plague of the elderly" must include about four out of five who have been injected with a "safe and effective" experimental mRNA therapy, making the "plague of the elderly" about 80 percent "safe and effective."

Effective at what, exactly?

[Tax-chick]

What is the alternative? By what mechanism could these deaths be prevented, if that’s what the article is suggesting is the “good” opinion?

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“””But 2 days if covid was pure hell, could not even stand up, coughing nonstop, whole body ached, felt feverish and lost appetite.”””

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Go to hear you have recovered.

When I had covid in May 2022 my main symptom was ‘whole body ache’ which was actually more like ‘core body pain’. It was if there was a battle going on between my immune system and the virus.

I used ivermectin and Dr Zelenko’s Zpack as my medications. Whether the medications made a difference or not, I will never know. All I know are the symptoms and an early recovery.

[saleman]

Many of my peers, and younger are dropping dead “unexpectedly”.

And not from Covid. I’m 61. It’s not ancedotal. It’s a fact.

I wasn’t born yesterday and I know that my friends and family haven’t been dying at this rate before. And seemingly healthy. Up until they died anyway......

[xkaydet65]

For comparisons what is the %age of total deaths of 65+ compared to the whole population. Especially as the Boomers have or are reaching that age and they represent a significant part of total pop.

[zeestephen]

Re: "nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older"

Curiously, the 60-70 age group has the highest Covid vaccination rate in the USA.

90% vaxxed or higher in most states.

Since close to half of Covid fatalities involve pneumonia, I keep wondering why there is no coordinated effort to mass vax the elderly with the two general purpose pneumonia vaccines?

[steve8714]

There are a thousand things looking to kill old peop;e. Why worry about one more?

[saleman]

Unless I have an accident, my early death is from J&J

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And if you do die in an accident you’ll be classified as a Covid death.

So, accident or not we know how your obituary will read.

Ain’t that a relief?

[FalloutShelterGirl]

I still don’t personally know a single person who died of Covid. But up to about 20 who died of cancer in last 2 years.

[saleman]

There are a thousand things looking to kill old peop;e. Why worry about one more?

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My mom and dad, 87 and 90, pretty much have one foot in the grave. They’ve had a great life! But “it is what it is”.

[zeestephen]

Before Covid, the USA annual death rate from all causes was 0.8% to 0.9%.

[SaxxonWoods]

“Today, nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older”

Uh, what percentage of ALL deaths are people 65 or older?

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "There are a thousand things looking to kill old peop;e. Why worry about one more?"

One observes that the ever-present RSV is now being added to the hyped hysteria, so why worry about one more? Because fear sells products designed to keep you --- emptying your wallet on behalf of some corporations who message and nudge and mandate.

As to your other comment on death rates, may I recommend ---

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/death-rate

Best wishes.

[pas]

SS and Medicare getting better outlook.

[mewzilla]

Is it CoupFlu killing them...

Or the damn vaxxes?

[dforest]

They want old people to die. They convinced and shoved those death inducing vaxes into as many as they could and they are still getting covid over and over. They take them to the hospital and finish them off.

[mewzilla]

Are CoupFlu vaxxes what killed QE II...?

[dforest]

The CDC lied. They made sure pharmacies and doctors refused patients that asked for ivermectin and hydroxychloroquin.

[Cold Heart]

I have pre-registered with my Dr. as vaxx death

[Roccus]

There were pictures

There certainly were!!! In fact, so many that the MSM palmed them off as if they were of NYC hospitals.