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[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Apologies if my language is unclear. I'm takling about post vaccine, 2023+. Today rates of mortality are close to, say, 2018 rates as far as I'm aware.

My reasoning: there are lots of folks who do not keep boosters current, do not try to avoid disease. They treat it as a common cold. I would expect the current mortality numbers to reflect it if this was a mistake. (Edit: eg, the cdc data show essentially the same mortality rate in 2023 as 2004)