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The US has suffered nearly 300,000 more deaths than usual in more than two years of the pandemic that cannot be attributed to Covid, with researchers blaming lockdowns and delays to healthcare.
Latest official data shows there were 1.26million excess deaths between February 2020 and the end of 2022, of which around 295,000 did not have Covid as their main cause of death on their death certificates
These are thought to be mostly made up of surges in deaths from cancer, heart disease, drug overdoses and firearms during the pandemic, however, a full analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still likely weeks away.
Dr Coady Wing, a health policy expert from Indiana University, told DailyMail.com that these pandemic mandates kept people who needed care the most away from the doctor's office - potentially costing thousands of lives.
It’s a hard question to decide how many lives were saved by the shutdowns themselves,' Dr Wing told DailyMail.com.
'What we’re finding is that some of the things people did to avoid Covid risk, one of those things was to cut down of regular health care utilisation, and that had health consequences.’
As a result, they either had their condition deteriorate or had diseases that could have been caught instead go unnoticed until they fell more ill.
He also noted that those most likely to cancel appointments were likely the sickest - further exacerbating their health issues. 'Cutting back care for Covid sensitive groups was bad for their health,' Dr Wing continued.
Data from nearly every country that instituted lockdowns in Spring 2020 shows a stark increase in deaths from other causes such as heart disease, cancer, and other common ailments.
Leading experts in the UK have suggested that up to 3,000 Britons are dying each week because of the disruptions to everyday life caused by the country's strict lockdowns, for example. The nation logged 2,837 excess deaths during the week ending on January 13, with only five percent being attributable to Covid.
Some experts believe the recent increase in other causes of death around Britain would have been avoided without the strict lockdowns.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Asmodeus3
As those 4 are your standard response to anyone who does not mirror your opinions I'm sure you will be repeating that mantra regardless as to whether anyone is actually doing any of those things.
Who is "we"?, may I ask?
originally posted by: EmmanuelGoldstein
- Covid is fake
- The vax is a weapon
- People now have VAIDS
- And suffer from an incurable case of Cognitive Dissonance
Vax is definitely a bioweapon.
We know this to be true.
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: Asmodeus3
Out of morbid curiosity, may I ask why you told me to STFU and accused me of "vaccine apologetics and denialism of reality" when I simply agreed with you?
originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
a reply to: MaxxAction
Not my experience here in the UK.
The NHS is on it's knees, as are Ambulance response times, etc.
Lockdowns, COVID health workers testing positive with consultations, operations being cancelled, diagnoses being missed etc have had a massive effect on excess deaths here.
Which I have been saying for some time.
And as the OP says.
Even if he is a bit in turmoil about this.