• emizeko [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    The number of excess deaths during the pandemic in the United States is estimated to be more than 900,000.

    mainstream media will keep saying this instead of ever using the word million

    • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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      3 years ago

      Don't worry, vaccines are about to expire for basically everyone over 60 in the next 3 weeks and fall/winter respiratory season is coming. We will be so far over a million by Thanksgiving they will have to switch over.

      • Brak [they/them, e/em/eir]
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        3 years ago

        vaccines are about to expire for basically everyone over 60 in the next 3 weeks

        What do you mean?

        • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          After ~6 months they are noticeably less effective, although IIRC it's a drop from like 96% reduction in death rate to 85%. It's gradual too, not instantaneous, again if I'm not misremembering.

          This is the reason they're talking about doing booster shots.

        • NaturalsNotInIt [any]
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          3 years ago

          Data from Israel is increasingly looking like vaccine effectiveness goes way, way down about 6 months after your second shot for Pfizer/Moderna. Most US seniors got their second shot in March or early April.