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Apr 5, 2022·edited Apr 5, 2022Liked by Bruce O'Hara

I'm amazed at how few people are aware of usmortality.com and who are blissfully ignorant of the fact that death is increasing even as covid deaths are decreasing. I check the site frequently these days to see the latest numbers, which are truly shocking. Based on the upswing in weeks 10 and 11, I expect week 12 numbers to be even worse, at a time when deaths should be dropping significantly. Unfortunately, that red line in the cumulative death chart will likely continue to diverge from last year's already high numbers.

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My analysis is very consistent with yours, Bruce. Canada's excess deaths remain high (except in the 85+ demo) for reasons that are not explained publicly. I honestly am shocked that there really isn't even an attempt at a coherent explanation for what's going on. Some public health 'experts' claim Covid deaths are underreported and that explains much of the excess, but I can't find any evidence to support that claim. (That was likely true early on before we had widespread testing, but I don't imagine a single Covid death goes undetected now.)

My suspicion is that suicides are highly underreported, but I also can't find evidence to support that. (A friend who works in the funeral industry tells me suicides are a major untold story, but I haven't been able to corroborate that with publicly available data.)

We--and especially our young--deserve a coherent, comprehensive explanation. The delay in data reporting sure doesn't help -- the story is cold before a motivated journalist could even inquire.

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