Context: I'm astonished how many people have replied to Candace that these are good questions. So let's try to answer them.
Nobody says that the virus kills everyone, but it's especially dangerous to the old. Median age of Afghanistan is 18. There aren't many old people there.
Nobody says that the virus kills everyone, but it's especially dangerous to the old. Median age of Afghanistan is 18. There aren't many old people there.
And that's before considering that the nominal government in Kabul probably didn't do a great job keeping vital statistics. Hard for any poor nation to do, let alone one in civil war. We know from stable developing countries that Covid deaths seem undercounted.
As for why the Taliban bans vaccines (including the one for polio), it's probably for the same reason they blow up ancient statues. They're superstitious authoritarian warlords, not great role models
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