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Why did this get downvoted? If you're just looking at death rate, it's absolutely true. Over 3/4 of all COVID deaths in the US were aged 65+. [1] Lots of other
by gnicholas 3y ago
Why did this get downvoted? If you're just looking at death rate, it's absolutely true. Over 3/4 of all COVID deaths in the US were aged 65+. [1]
Lots of other people got COVID, and some of them became seriously ill or died (mostly over 50). But the supermajority of Americans who died were over 65.
1: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-...
- slaw 3y agoThere are many covid believers on HN. It is hard to argue with someone who makes decision based on faith not facts.
- terminatornet 3y agoheres some facts for you: life expectancy dropped worldwide starting in 2020. to what do you attribute that if not covid? https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy
- slaw 3y agoIt is the most probably because of covid, what else could it be?