"Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries"

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/13/923253681/americans-are-dying-in-the-pandemic-at-rates-far-higher-than-in-other-countries

During this pandemic, people in the United States are currently dying at rates unparalleled elsewhere in the world.

A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that over the last 5 months per capita deaths in the U.S., both from COVID-19 and other causes have been far greater than in 18 other high-income countries.

"It's shocking. It's horrible," says Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a professor of health policy and medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the authors of the study.

"The United States really has done remarkably badly compared to other countries," he says and then adds, "I mean, remarkably badly."

The study looks at per capita death rates in 2020 in 18 countries with populations larger than 5 million people and per capita gross domestic product levels above $25,000 per year. It breaks out deaths attributed to COVID-19, but also examines how total deaths in the U.S. are higher than normal this year. This so-called "all-cause" mortality takes in to account fatalities that may have been due to the coronavirus but were never confirmed or were due to other factors such as people not seeking medical care during the crisis.

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[bdamomma]

1. its

negligent homicide. Crimes against humanity. LOCK HIM UP!!!

[Sanity Claws]

2. With the lockdown in place

the death rate for causes other than COVID should have been down. There were fewer car accidents and fewer work-related fatalities, for example.

[Hugin]

3. It's no mystery.

The difference is purely and obviously the fact the rest of the first world is following the protocol guidelines provided by public health organizations who take their experts seriously.

Those protocols being: Masks, distancing, contact tracing, and isolation/avoidance/limited contact.

It's all anyone has at this point.

Instead, we in the US follow the guidance of charlatans and con men.