Source: Study: Hundreds of Thousands of American COVID Deaths Were Avoidable | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Study: Hundreds of Thousands of American COVID Deaths Were Avoidable
From June 27, 2021, to March 26, 2022, the US would have averted 122 304 deaths if COVID-19 mortality matched that of the 10 most-vaccinated states and 266 700 deaths if US excess all-cause mortality rate matched that of the 10 most-vaccinated states. If the US matched the rates of other peer countries, averted deaths would have been substantially higher in most cases (range, 154 622-357 899 for COVID-19 mortality; 209 924-465 747 for all-cause mortality).
An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimated the number of people who died of COVID, unnecessarily.

The JAMA article was summarized by Faye Flam in Bloomberg News, as “The Tragedy of Avoidable COVID Deaths.”
She writes:
As early as the fall of 2020, statisticians were looking at all-cause mortality to try to figure out whether official Covid-19 deaths were overcounted or undercounted. But today, the death data are more complete, and cover…
View original post 83 more words
Florida Officials Had Repeated Contact With College Board Over African American Studies – The New York Times
The Florida letter suggests discrepancies with the College Board’s account of events. Florida publicly announced that it had rejected the A.P. course in January, a few weeks before the College Board released its final guidelines — too little time, the board said, to make any politically motivated revisions. But according to the letter, the state informed the College Board months before, in September 2022, that it would not add the African American Studies class to the state’s course directory without revisions.
The Florida letter suggests discrepancies with the College Board’s account of events. Florida publicly announced that it had rejected the A.P. course in January, a few weeks before the College Board released its final guidelines — too little time, the board said, to make any politically motivated revisions. But according to the letter, the state informed the College Board months before, in September 2022, that it would not add the African American Studies class to the state’s course directory without revisions.
♫ Foolish Heart ♫

This song, written by Steve Perry, formerly of the band Journey, and Randy Goodrum, was performed by Perry from his first solo album, Street Talk. It…
♫ Foolish Heart ♫
A Story about Pizza Styles and Gluten Free Pizza with Egglife

Happy National Pizza Day! Do you like pizza? I know you say yes so let’s have a slice or perhaps, a whole! There are a lot of types of pizza based…
A Story about Pizza Styles and Gluten Free Pizza with Egglife
Since Elon Musk took Twitter Abuse of LGBTI Soars

60% of LGBTQ+ Organizations and Activists Surveyed Report an Increase in Abusive Speech Since Elon Musk’s Takeover as Twitter CEO Twitter is failing …
Since Elon Musk took Twitter Abuse of LGBTI Soars
Azulejos in Portugal

Portugal ist das Land der Kacheln; die Kachelkunst aus Azulejos ist eine einzigartige Ausdrucksweise portugiesischer Kultur. Die oft blauen, hin und …
Azulejos in Portugal
Songwriter Legend Burt Bacharach Dead At 94
RIP You music will live on Burt Bacharach, the composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable …
Songwriter Legend Burt Bacharach Dead At 94
Refugee Agency IRC Workers Die in Earthquake

AHRC SENDS CONDOLENCES FOR THE LOSS OF IRC COLLEAGUES IN SYRIA/TURKEY EARTHQUAKE The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have created a crisis within …
Refugee Agency IRC Workers Die in Earthquake
Turkey Syria Earthquake
I had something completely different for this post, but I was watching a lot about this last night. So far over 15,000+ have been confirmed as killed…
Turkey Syria Earthquake
You must be logged in to post a comment.