“Non-Covid Excess Deaths: Why Are They Rising?”

[GURPS]

A narrative pivot quietly popped last week, and worldwide corporate media outlets finally began to wrestle with the obvious excess deaths problem, all around the same time, for some reason.

The Week ran an article earlier this month headlined, “Non-Covid Excess Deaths: Why Are They Rising?” The article reported that the latest British government figures show excess deaths up +17% — but only +2% are covid-related. The UK Telegraph’s health editor said the numbers call for “an urgent investigation into what is behind the excess mortality.”

She also pointed out things are getting worse, not better. “[O]verall deaths [are] rising even though Covid deaths have been falling.” A UK Spectator data analyst observed that, strangely, AT-HOME deaths make up the largest cohort: the number of at-home deaths is +31.5% above the five-year average, compared with +12.1% above average in hospitals and +10.3% in care homes.

In other words, it’s mostly healthy people who are dying. Dying suddenly, before they can get to the hospital. For some reason.

Overall, “some 13,000 people more than average” have died at home so far this year in England and Wales, reported Spectator data analyst Michael Simmons. That’s a lot of people. Again, it’s mostly healthy folks: “In hospitals though it’s 7,200 below average and there have been 3,649 fewer in care homes too.”




British experts are baffled. Of course. They speculated that maybe the excess deaths could be related to high prices, or a lack of access to healthcare services, or possibly chronic stress and sedentary lifestyles from lockdowns. One doctor quoted for the story explained, “the reasons behind these horrific numbers are complicated and none of us fully understand them, so that is exactly why there should be an urgent and comprehensive government inquiry.”

It’s a nice sentiment, but I’m guessing there WON’T be an urgent and comprehensive government inquiry, for some reason. And, maybe the reason is because it’s NOT actually complicated. Maybe there’s a simple explanation that nobody wants to talk about.




My vote is for the investigation. Who’s with me?

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[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

Because of the clot shot silly. That was an easy question to answer.

 

[Clem72]

For your consideration ...

Because of the clot shot silly. That was an easy question to answer.

See, and I would have said being stuck at home all day every day with your family probably causes issues. If my kids still lived at home i'm sure my blood pressure would be through the roof.

 

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A narrative pivot quietly popped last week, and worldwide corporate media outlets finally began to wrestle with the obvious excess deaths problem, all around the same time, for some reason.

The Week ran an article earlier this month headlined, “Non-Covid Excess Deaths: Why Are They Rising?” The article reported that the latest British government figures show excess deaths up +17% — but only +2% are covid-related. The UK Telegraph’s health editor said the numbers call for “an urgent investigation into what is behind the excess mortality.”

She also pointed out things are getting worse, not better. “[O]verall deaths [are] rising even though Covid deaths have been falling.” A UK Spectator data analyst observed that, strangely, AT-HOME deaths make up the largest cohort: the number of at-home deaths is +31.5% above the five-year average, compared with +12.1% above average in hospitals and +10.3% in care homes.

In other words, it’s mostly healthy people who are dying. Dying suddenly, before they can get to the hospital. For some reason.

Overall, “some 13,000 people more than average” have died at home so far this year in England and Wales, reported Spectator data analyst Michael Simmons. That’s a lot of people. Again, it’s mostly healthy folks: “In hospitals though it’s 7,200 below average and there have been 3,649 fewer in care homes too.”




British experts are baffled. Of course. They speculated that maybe the excess deaths could be related to high prices, or a lack of access to healthcare services, or possibly chronic stress and sedentary lifestyles from lockdowns. One doctor quoted for the story explained, “the reasons behind these horrific numbers are complicated and none of us fully understand them, so that is exactly why there should be an urgent and comprehensive government inquiry.”

It’s a nice sentiment, but I’m guessing there WON’T be an urgent and comprehensive government inquiry, for some reason. And, maybe the reason is because it’s NOT actually complicated. Maybe there’s a simple explanation that nobody wants to talk about.




My vote is for the investigation. Who’s with me?

☕️ Coffee & Covid ☙ Monday, July 18, 2022 ☙ JUDGMENT DAY 🦠

Monkeypox roundup; excess deaths roundup; primer on the global heat wave; and the Russian Judgment Day submarine.

www.coffeeandcovid.com

Do you really believe it will be an honest investigation?

 

[GURPS]

Mostly Gov Coverup ... some are already looking

 

[GURPS]

Marking one of the most unusual explanations of excess deaths to date, the Hill ran an op-ed yesterday headlined, “Early Deaths Are Skyrocketing: Culture Wars Are Part of the Problem.”

In other words, CONSERVATISM is causing excess deaths.

The ludicrous op-ed was penned by disgraced former Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees, whose pro-lockdown politics were so odious that DeSantis forced him out in 2021, replacing him with the terrific Dr. Joe Ladapo.

Rivkees isn’t bitter or anything, but he blames the explosion of excess deaths on a highly-politicized conservative social environment:

Culture wars have existed for decades but have been escalating in ferocity over the past several years in many states. Current culture wars include calls against critical race theory, restrictions on transgender athlete competition, banning books in school libraries, abolition of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, restrictions on transgender medical care for children, challenges to reproductive rights and the anti-woke movement.

Rivkees’ ridiculous panoptical theory revolved around: too many guns lying around (leading to suicides and school shootings), transgender kids being depressed by anti-woke politics (more suicides), kids depressed over heated arguments about masks (more suicides), kids’ stress making their parents stressed (more suicides), stigmatization of drug use making druggies depressed (more suicides), teachers getting depressed over being criticized (more suicides), states opting out of federal school surveys of kids’ sexual preferences (more suicides), and vaccine disinformation (suicide through vaccine hesitancy).

You think I’m making that up. That’s his whole excess death theory, conservative-induced suicide:

Without making a judgment related to causality, we need to recognize that gun-related deaths, suicides and homicides are greater in states where these culture clashes are influencing legislation than in those where they are not. But it is important that we recognize causality.

Rivkees is a moron, and my one criticism is DeSantis waited way too long to get rid of that guy. Better late than never, though. And Ladapo more than makes up for it. I’d take one Ladapo over a hundred Rivkees any day.

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[Hijinx]

Pretty sure that guy was last in his Doctor class.