Astral Codex Ten Podcast The Evidence That A Million Americans Died Of COVID
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Jun 5, 2025 The podcast dives deep into the contentious debate over the reported 1.2 million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. It dissects the methodology behind death toll calculations and examines excess mortality rates, presenting compelling statistics. Disproving claims that lockdowns increased suicide rates, it emphasizes the genuine impact of the virus. The conversation highlights the disparities in COVID-19's effects across different demographics and personal experiences, shedding light on the contrast between statistical data and individual losses.
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Excess Deaths Confirm COVID Impact
- Excess deaths during 2020 and 2021 in the US totaled about 500,000 to 700,000 per year.
- This rise closely matches the estimated 1.2 million COVID deaths, showing a real increase in all-cause mortality.
COVID Deaths Match Excess Mortality
- Reported COVID deaths and excess deaths moved in close correlation throughout the pandemic.
- This suggests reported COVID death counts realistically reflect the scale of the pandemic's impact on mortality.
Incidental COVID Deaths Insufficient
- Even if all elderly deaths with incidental COVID were counted as COVID deaths, this would only account for a small fraction of the excess mortality.
- Therefore, the excess mortality cannot be explained by counting all incidental COVID cases as COVID deaths.