Those over 65+ maybe really over 80+ death rates were because of the Flu or improper care? Seems the CV mortality rate worldwide is the same as the flu age demographic death rates for other years. Over 80. So Same old flu or new flu? I think once you hit 80, if you are lucky, then your life expectancy decreases drastically. Anything can get ya then. CV, flu, stuff you shrug off at half that age.
Further... studies have shown elderly patients to have Vitamin D deficiencies. If nothing else, people should be encouraged to take supplements of Vitamins C and D, along with Zinc at a minimum. Those are the building blocks of immunities.
As I said, society has to decide what increase in the death quantity for those over 65 is acceptable.
That’s death quantity, not death rate. As for the 85+ group, life expectancy at that age is about 6 years. That’s how many years of life is denied the 85 year old in the corona ICU.
It’s important to understand that these numbers come from the excess deaths data. Excess deaths are All Causes. I don’t know of a global source of this data. But it’s easy to find for the US, and last year the 65+ group had 20% more deaths than in a typical year. The data for the 85+ group is laid out in charts on the relevant page and it is very clear that that age group was dying last year substantially above the numbers of a typical year and this was true from March to March.