I am in no way denying this claim, I just dont find stating that this time of year is the highest since this time of year last year *to be a compelling claim. While perfectly true, it doesnt convey anything mwaningful to me, as it seems that common diseases such as cold and flu are always on seasonal variations, so you would expect the peak seasons to be regular each year. I think communication on an issue like this needs to be both speciic and careful to consider that cultural expectations of diseases could lessen the impact if what is being said here.

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

This seems to be the same Twitter account that said the Palestine marches in DC and London had a million people combined when every article seemed to describe the attendance as "thousands".

I'm sceptical of all their claims now.

[+] aniki@lemm.ee -11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah these numbers (and post, by proxy) are meaningless without context, context I don't have. I really don't give a shit that there's 1,000 crusty old geezers dying every day. If they don't take care of their health and wellness I don't need to give a shit about their easily preventable death.

https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/articles/people-born-daily In the United States,

445 people are born every hour
10,687 people are born every day
8 people are born every second

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7117e1.htm

COVID-19, listed as the underlying cause in 415,399 deaths during 2021, ranked as the third leading underlying cause of death after heart disease (693,021 deaths) and cancer (604,553 deaths) (Figure 2). COVID-19 was the underlying cause for 13.3% of all deaths in 2021, increasing from 10.4% (350,831 deaths) in 2020. Unintentional injuries, the fourth leading cause of death in 2020 and 2021, increased from 200,955 in 2020 to 219,487 in 2021. start highlightOther leading causes of death maintained the same ranking from 2020 to 2021, except for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis and influenza and pneumonia. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, which was not among the 10 leading causes of death in 2020, was the ninth leading cause in 2021 with 56,408 deaths (51,642 deaths in 2020).end highlight Influenza and pneumonia, which was the ninth leading cause of death in 2020 (53,544 deaths), dropped out of the 10 leading causes in 2021 (41,835 deaths).

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You don't need context. People are dying of a preventable illness. Period.

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Mostly preventable. Even vaccinated people get it. But of course the vast majority of those cases are less severe as a result, making it totally worth it still.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee -2 points 10 months ago

You think I was in a coma for covid?

Why should I care? People die all the fucking time.