Of course the detailed analysis of the excess deaths is continuing but the underlying reason is well understood. It’s Covid. Uncomfortable fact though it might be for some.

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What is this supposed to prove that we don’t already know?

We know that there are some who suffer side effects. We knew there would be.

We know that the AZ vaccine was subsequently withdrawn for use for younger age groups because other vaccines were available that showed even fewer side effects.

We know the right wing newspapers like to write scare stories.

We know that some people are gullible enough to believe them.

Nothing to see here.

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The lockdowns could not have caused any deaths directly. They prevented deaths by reducing travel, whilst possibly increasing the suicide rate.

The lockdowns were only imposed because of Covid.

The health services, already under strain, were forced to postpone elective treatments and consultations resulting in missed diagnosis. People decided not to overload the service and failed to consult. Long Covid, and its impact, is only now revealing itself.

Every one was caused by Covid. Covid was solely responsible.

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“The cure was worse than the disease “ is a frequently made claim by those who oppose lockdowns.

The truth is this is an assumption. A assumption without any evidence to support it, other than some experiences in countries so different to ours as to be completely irrelevant.

The truth is it could well have been much worse. The NHS could have been overwhelmed to the point of collapse. The vaccines could have been delayed or, less likely, failed completely. The death toll could have been huge. The economic disruption very much worse, as people were either dead, or unable to work. Schools could have been forced to close because of a lack of staff.

Our mistake seems to have been not that we locked down but that we were indecisive in adopting a suppression strategy. Had we done so a little earlier, we could have eased off much earlier, thus causing less harm.

We don’t know because we only did what we did. Hindsight is only wonderful if you can actually see anything.

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Who protect us. They were and they did.

What we are seeing now is the impact of the pandemic, but modified by the lockdowns. Which is bad, but would have been much worse without them. The NHS was already under strain, which was forecasted to get worse without Covid adding to it.

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Quite possibly.

There was a genuine concern of a complete collapse.

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