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And crucially ignores the reduction in deaths from heart failure, road traffic, etc. at this time
by iso1631 7y ago
And crucially ignores the reduction in deaths from heart failure, road traffic, etc. at this time
- pedrocr 7y agoIf the objective is to put the risk in perspective, then comparing to normal times makes more sense. Our perceived risk of dying in a car crash is based on the times we are actually normally driving and not when we are quarantined at home.
- Lewton 7y agoHeart failure sure but road traffic related deaths? Really? COVID-19 is not causing a decrease in road traffic deaths, the reaction to COVID-19 is. So, why would that data ever be relevant when talking about the disease?
- iso1631 7y agoBecause that also needs to be factored in when trying to determine causes If total deaths doesn't change, but road traffic deaths are down by 500, that means non-road-traffic deaths are up 500 You need a complete picture to draw conclusions