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This is an unfair comparison because covid death reporting lags far behind other data

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• seriousquestion 5y ago
  That excuse stopped working a long time ago. It has been said as a defense every time there is a scare. Remember when Texas removed the mask mandate? Mass death predicted. We waited 2 weeks. Deaths dropped. Remember the beach photos, complete with an interview with the grim reaper? The hospitals are going to overflow? How many times have we heard this? Yet we still continue to make the same apocalyptic predications, as though it's the first time. The hospitals are fine and the deaths are low. We flattened the curve long ago. Look at the stats for yourself. 1 Covid death in the past 2 weeks in DC. Where they are now they are requiring masks even for the vaccinated and signaling lockdown. What about all the homicides? What about all the other causes of death? What about the rapidly accelerating income inequality as a result of lockdowns and mandates? What about the kids, who are extremely low risk, falling behind in school? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/washington-district-of-columbia-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/washington-distr...