Don’t get me wrong — antibiotic resistant bugs are real. I understand that.
But picture someone who is 83 and heading toward at least 85. But then they get pneumonia, the antibiotics don’t work as well as expected, and the guy is dead at 83. Statistically, does this affect life expectancy? Hardly at all.
Now picture a woman who is 45 and could have been screened for breast cancer, but wasn’t (not worth it). But she has cancer, it goes undetected too long and she’s dead at 45. Statistically, does this affect life expectancy? It sure does.
Because of money, the protocols for early detection/early treatment have been cut back. This has an affect on life expectancy. Putting too much weight on antibiotic resistant bugs is missing the point, and hiding the fact that Obamacare is killing people.
I have always said that the real proof that Obamacare is a disaster would be if life expectancy in the US were to drop. Now that is happening. And I will call BS if they claim it is simply because of antibiotic resistant bugs.
This is an article from the UK about the UK. It may be an early signal of what's next for us in the USA but it's not us yet.