The pandemic’s true death toll
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Our daily estimate of excess deaths around the world

Although the official number of deaths caused by covid-19 is now 7m, our single best estimate is that the actual toll is 27.1m people. We find that there is a 95% chance that the true value lies between 17.9m and 32.9m additional deaths.

  • ButtBidet [he/him]34•8 months ago

    How I've managed to be no COVID for 3 years now (sorry I'm such a pedantic asshole) :

    • N95 masks absolutely everywhere. I will not unmask around you unless you're also Covid cautious
    • No need to convince gf because she's living with long covid
    • Put multiple mf'img hepa filters in my classroom.
    • Walk outside to eat, like I'm a smoker. I'll eat standing up before eating inside.
    • Be such an insufferable tankie that I don't want to hang around libs, go to their parties, do brunches, etc. I went to an outdoor event recently, still masked, and the convo gave me actual psychic damage
    • Give non maskers the dirtiest fucking look they've ever got. Sometimes get rewarded with them not sitting next to me on mass transit. Somehow people don't dare to ask me "y u mask?"
    • YearOfTheCommieDesktop [they/them]29•8 months ago

      final bullet point:

      • sheer luck

      cause no offense, you seem like you've got a great routine and I'm happy for you but plenty of people just as or more paranoid about covid have gotten it. Esp if you work in a school, that's luck. A lot of it. But you are definitely stacking the odds in your favor too.

    • @FishLake@lemmygrad.ml18•8 months ago

      I feel this in my fucking bones. Ever gotten the “My son is scared because you still wear a mask” e-mail? Those are my favorite.

      • ButtBidet [he/him]15•8 months ago

        There's a handful of non-white and severely immunocompromised people who still mask, so thankfully not. Also I teach big kids and they're fine.