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> consequences of the pandemic and societies reaction to it But which? That's an extremely important distinction because the correct response might be further
by leereeves 5y ago
> consequences of the pandemic and societies reaction to it
But which? That's an extremely important distinction because the correct response might be further lockdowns or the exact opposite. Merely knowing there were four million excess deaths, while tragic and important information, is not a useful guide for the response.
- detaro 5y agoOf course it's an extremely important question, if you can get data for it, awesome. Doesn't mean we shouldn't publish other numbers just because they are not useful to answer all questions - this is clearly labelled all-cause mortality estimated on extremely thin data. If you just take any random number you see and base your policy on that without context you'll always have problems.
- leereeves 5y agoWho said we shouldn't publish that data? I agree with you that it should be published, and considered in context. And discussion about the effects of lockdowns on the supply chain is part of that context. The obvious inference many people will jump to is that the deaths are directly due to covid. It's important to remember there are other possible explanations.
- detaro 5y agoAnd all I objected to was the (perceived) claim that the article and existing discussion didn't acknowledge that, or that readers wouldn't be familiar with the idea.
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