Many (especially) Western countries deal with excess deaths, when comparing figures, especially compared to pre-COVID [0][1][2]. For example, I know for The Ne

Many (especially) Western countries deal with excess deaths, when comparing figures, especially compared to pre-COVID [0][1][2]. For example, I know for The Netherlands the excess deaths compared to pre-COVID have been hovering around 15%. Actually, due to the persistent excess deaths, the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics will set the baseline to the current level I think starting either this year or next year. This means, from next year on, there should be no more excess deaths in The Netherlands, but mortality will be higher than prior to COVID. Yet, for whatever reason, these excess deaths don't seem to be a big concern in mass media, it's something rarely talked about. But during COVID every death was one too many and supposedly everything was done to prevent as many deaths as possible (e.g. social distancing, vaccinations, remote working, etc...). > It would be headline news if true, and impossible to suppress. Are you sure it would be impossible to suppress? Why are you so sure about this? It seems in Thailand the government and media have been quite effective at suppressing such news, at least according to some authorities at Thai universities [3]. --- [0]: https://globalnews.ca/news/10541434/excess-deaths-western-countries-covid-pandemic-study/ https://globalnews.ca/news/10541434/excess-deaths-western-co... [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7vTqEmlkvw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7vTqEmlkvw [2]: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Excess_mortality_statistics https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... [3]: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2723934/long-covid-vaccines-may-cause-disease-and-death-chula-rangsit https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2723934/long-co...