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1. The way to actually measure pandemic effects is via excess mortality

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Jun 26, 2023, 06:27 PM

Jun 2023

That statistics cuts through the BS on both sides. It can be hard to sort a death into Covid or other causes when a patient has other conditions. Excess death rate is an objective measure compared to previous years and adjusted to the populations age at that time. I'm going to guess Sweden had some extra deaths by 'natural causes' during the pandemic surges.

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The way to actually measure pandemic effects is via excess mortality IbogaProject Jun 2023 #1