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No one is denying that the lockdowns are having serious repercussions throughout all of society. There will definitely be many unintended deaths from other cau
by woeirua 6y ago
No one is denying that the lockdowns are having serious repercussions throughout all of society. There will definitely be many unintended deaths from other causes that would not otherwise have happened without Coronavirus.
That said, you are just flat out wrong about how many people die in the US from driving and Coronary Heart Disease each year. Together, those two account for ~400k fatalities each year. In the best case scenario, Covid may cause almost double that number in less than 12 months. In the worst case scenario, it could be many times that number. Also, we need to keep in mind that while covid predominately kills the elderly, some younger people will still die from it. CHD pretty much only kills the elderly.
- umanwizard 6y agoI never said “per year”. I am comparing the total lifetime impact of Covid on some cohort of people to the total lifetime impact of other ailments.