Marc VeldhoenDec 30, 2024

How the Pandemic Increased US Deaths Visualized in Eight Charts

There is a clear increase in mortality, particularly in 2020 and 2021, this reduces in 2022 and has not yet returned to the baseline trend in 2023. Not all mortality was likely counted as COVID-19-related. Cancer was stable.
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As seen, but less clearly, on the first graph, there was an increase in heart disease. Infections put extra strain on the body, especially the heart and underlying heart issues can be enhanced by infectious diseases. With immune memory in place, this effect is reduced.
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Similarly to heart disease, stroke and diabetes incidence rise during infections. This is again the extra strain put on te body by a heavy infection. These reduce with immune memory in place. The reduction in AD is harder to explain. Infections will also speed up AD.
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As a result of the coinciding opioid crisis, poisonings were up during the pandemic period, but not directly related to the viral infections. The consequences do make an impact on general health, including mortality numbers.
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Other health issues continued their trend or saw an upward tick during 2020-2022, such as liver disease. A consequence of enhanced alcohol consumption and possibly delayed diagnosis or treatment.
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Increased awareness and infection measures (masks, lockdowns, distancing) may have reduced lung-related illnesses (with SARS-CoV-2 increasing these).
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The mortality numbers show the main pandemic years, as 2020-2022, with the tail of previous and new infections still taking a toll in 2023, but much reducing.
Again, heart disease and cancer are stable: No "turbo cancer" or increased heart-related deaths, etc as claimed by anti-vax or ZeroCovid.
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None of this means SARS-CoV-2 will not have any effects anymore. We have acquired another respiratory infection. It will contribute to mortality and disease, just like other infectious diseases. Will it contribute above/in addition to these? It is likely not, or not much.
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The same people, when immunity reduces and with similar underlying conditions, will be affected by infectious diseases. It is likely not to make a large difference if the infection is RSV, Influenza, HMPV or SARS-CoV-2, which we will encounter many times during our lives

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-29/how-the-pandemic-increased-us-deaths-visualized-in-eight-charts
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Did Covid Pandemic Increase US Deaths? Here Are Charts.

The emergence of Covid-19 five years ago marked one of the worst public health crises in modern history. During the pandemic’s first two years, life expectancy in the US plummeted by about 2.7 years — the steepest decline since World War II.

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Look at that plunge after the vaccine came out and #Biden made sure everyone could get it for free.

Then, the next spike was before/during the mid-terms when #Republicans gather at huge rallies.

I don't know if anyone documented the political affiliation of #Covid victims during those times, but there is little doubt in my mind those spikes consist mostly of unvaxinated Republicans. #NegligentHomicide