Over 1 million Covid deaths have occurred in the US since the start of it all in March 2020.
There are folks who want to divide that by 330 million and say it is insignificant.
Truth is the divisor number is not 330 million, it is about 53 million, the over 65 population. The deaths concentrate in that age group. In terms of Excess Deaths about 24% more 65+ people died over this period of time than in 2019, adjusted for population growth of that segment.
That’s real. That’s the number. 24% more oldsters died than would have in a non virus world.
What does this mean for young folks who have to worry about their jobs? 1.8. It means 1.5. That’s the number of years of life expectancy lost since virus arrival, and that is adjusted for life expectancy loss (fentanyl etc) already in place. With those considered, life expectancy loss has been 1.8 years.
So, no. You’re not immune to all the effects if you’re young.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN masks, vax, lockdown. Don’t go running around in circles waving your hands over your head about loss of freedom. It means exactly what it says, numerically. It is inescapable.
So what measures should be taken to stop loss of Life Expectancy and 24% extra parents dying? You choose. Do you do nothing and let them all die and lose years off your life, or do you do something?
No, don’t freak about what “something” is. That’s part 2 of the analysis. Just get the right answer for part 1 first. Part 1 is are you going to do nothing or something. Once you decide on something, THEN and only then worry about what the something is.
(BTW quietly Covid deaths are rising. The post peak decline looks ended, and the bottom of the decline was above last year’s minimum)
The “something” should have been concentrating the science and the funding of the science on early treatments, not vaccines.
They also should have been more forceful in warning the overweight and the diabetic to make serious and sustained lifestyle changes.
Fauci and his ilk will not change their tune, but the young scientists who suffered through the stupid will one day replace the old guard. I doubt history will be kind.
“In terms of Excess Deaths about 24% more 65+ people died over this period of time than in 2019, adjusted for population growth of that segment.
That’s real. That’s the number. 24% more oldsters died than would have in a non virus world.”
Source?
Pretty sure you are absolutely wrong on this. It’s close to zero.