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Originally Posted by TenFour
In the time of COVID-19 this issue becomes serious for many people. Here in the USA more than 200,000 have died, and I suspect most of them did not expect to when they started to feel ill.
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TenFour's (correct) point is that covid brought early mortality to a very significant number of people. Heart attacks and cancer can and do accomplish the same result: death. But it is worth noting that heart attacks and cancer do not spread multiplicatively. And if we broaden the question to whether pandemic disease has the potential, in general, to increase excess mortality at rates above what has occurred this year, the answer is a resounding yes. So TenFour's point is well taken.
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Originally Posted by hadaso
COVID-19 accounts for less than 10% of deaths. Heart attacks and cancer kill many more.
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