How dangerous is Covid? Two recent articles (see here and here ) on mises.org suggest that what we are witnessing is hysteria. Both articles examined age-standardized mortality statistics for the US and UK respectively. In the UK, the 2020 mortality rate was at a similar level to 2008, and for the US the mortality rate was at around the same rate
All over the world, populations have been locked up, have become fearful, and none of it can be justified. Looking at the UK, the overall death rate for 2020 is not unprecedented, and some of the increase in the death rate is likely the result of an incomprehensibly bad covid policy. Sometimes, a dam breaks, and reality intrudes on media and
Age-adjusted mortality in the UK rose in 2020 to the same level last experienced in 2008. Yet the government declared no national health crisis in those years. Original Article: “ The UK’s National “Crisis”: Age-Adjusted Mortality Is at 2008 Levels “ This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher Condon. Narrated by Michael
¿Cuán peligroso es el Covid? Dos artículos recientes (ver aquí y aquí ) en mises.org sugieren que lo que estamos presenciando es histeria. En ambos artículos se examinan las estadísticas de mortalidad estandarizadas por edad de los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido, respectivamente. En el Reino Unido, la tasa de mortalidad en 2020 se situó en un
En todo el mundo, las poblaciones se han encerrado, se han vuelto temerosas, y nada de ello puede justificarse. Si nos fijamos en el Reino Unido, la tasa de mortalidad global para 2020 no tiene precedentes, y parte del aumento de la tasa de mortalidad es probablemente el resultado de una política covid incomprensiblemente mala. A veces, un dique
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