We're going to break this down by ages (for "it's just old people" ageist awful ghouls") in a second, but let's orient:
On the left, big:
All-cause mortality (Vax: -34%)
On the top right:
COVID mortality (Vax: -74%)
On the bottom right:
Non-COVID mortality (Vax: -28%)
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In the oldest age group, 90+, we see benefit of -12.5% mortality to being vaccinated. For COVID mortality, it's -60% and for non-COVID mortality it's -4%
(likely healthy vaccine effect w/early non-covid benefit, so more likely negligable non-COVID mortality benefit)
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Ages 80-89: -29% mortality benefit to being vaccinated.
For COVID mortality, it's -73%
For non-COVID mortality it's -21%
("healthy vax fx" NOT likely outside of first few months, COVID death undercount is a more likely explanation as it matches covid death wave)
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Ages 70-79: -43% mortality benefit to being vaccinated.
For COVID mortality, it's -80%
For non-COVID mortality it's -37%
my guess as to the "blip" of increased mortality in 2022 is breakthrough serious infection in previously protected people, perhaps delayed vax rollout?
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Ages 60-69: -45% mortality benefit to being vaccinated.
For COVID mortality, it's -84%
For non-COVID mortality it's -39%
Just absolutely stark, likely combination of healthy vax fx + undercount COVID + med complications of covid infection.
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Ages 50-59: -42% mortality benefit to being vaccinated.
For COVID mortality, it's -85%
For non-COVID mortality it's -36%
Absolutely obvious and incredible mortality protection by being vaccinated.
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Now interestingly, below 50, we have strong evidence an inverse to "Healthy vax effect"- under 50, vaccines were first offered to the very sick.
(to illustrate: non-COVID mortality for 90+y with likely "healthy vax fx", for 40-49y with "unhealthy vax fx")
Lets press on!
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Ages 40-49: -27% mortality benefit to being vaccinated.
For COVID mortality, it's -81%
For non-COVID mortality it's -19%
And this is **battling** a likely "unhealthy vaccine effect" early on. Note at this young age, NO increased non-covid mortality even by may 2023!
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Ages 18-39: -13% mortality benefit to being vaccinated.
For COVID mortality, it's -75%
For non-COVID mortality it's -7% (with a HUGE headwind of early "unhealthy vax effect")
Unequivocally: even for the very young, COVID vaccination prevented death and did NOT cause death.
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Quick data note - for COVID deaths at this young age group, we are dealing with very few covid deaths in 2022 onwards. However, given the overall mortality benefit, no evidence of non-covid mortality harm, the risk-benefit analysis clearly supports vaccinating this group.
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So how do the misinfo ghouls lie?
1) cherrypicking extremes
We are usually dealing with 95% error, so if we chop data into 2 sexes, 9 vaccination states, & 7 age groups, we are making 126 comparisons per month. To adjust, error would have to be 99.96%!
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2) ignoring the very likely "unhealthy vax effect"
The ghouls LOVE to show a subset where 18-39 year olds are more likely to die:
However, as i've demonstrated, the "Healthy vaccine effect" INVERTS at age 50, meaning that in this young group, likely a very strong effect.
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Almost certainly, each subsequent booster, especially without mandates, will be taken by the people with the greatest health problems in the 18-39 age group.
After the winter campaign for 4th boosters in the UK, only 9% of 18-39 year olds received a vaccine!
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3) COVID ghouls love to lie about the data. Lies, unfortunately, can be hidden behind clever use of statistics or ignoring biases.
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CONCLUSION:
ONS UK data clearly shows that for both NON-COVID and COVID deaths, mortality benefit of vaccination exceeds mortality risk, and vaccination saves lives.
(note: non-covid benefit mostly derived from 2021-mid 2022, but still slightly beneficial 2022-2023)
✅Reality: Using a large set (n=2mil) of Ontario students, we see more improvements then losses, and trend of older students doing better than younger students.
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As an example of the statistical reason why I can say the above is a myth, zoom in on ALL the grade 3 scores (Grade 3 did the "worst")
Looking at the distribution, we see more deteriorations (52%) than improvements (45% of scores) achievement scores, but its very broad!
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Even if we take the "worst example" of grade 3 loss (Grade 3 writing), we see more deteriorations (58% of schools) than improvements, but the distribution is wide and 40% of schools showed improvements.
Placebo-controlled trials compare a vaccine to an inactive substance (placebo). This helps measure how effective the vaccine is. In the case of vaccines, often, the placebo is not "saline", but rather a previous vaccine or vaccine solution.
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When a safe, effective vaccine already exists, using an inactive placebo means some participants are deliberately left unprotected against disease. This creates unnecessary harm.
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Ethical standards require minimizing harm and offering participants the best available care. When a proven vaccine exists, denying it to anyone—regardless of location—is unethical.
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In Canada during the Delta wave, vaccination prevented infection (unvaccinated 6x higher chance of being infected). As well, being unvaccinated led to a 22X chance of being hospitalized and an 18X chance of dying.
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For confirmed infections, the IFR for unvaccinated was a whopping 2.4%. The IFR for being vaccinated was much lower, both due to preventing infection and reducing the consequences of it.
Delta was a very deadly strain, and unvaccinated people died/suffered the most.
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When Omicron hit, it was a strain that evaded vaccinations, leading to enormous numbers of infections, even in vaccinated people.
However, the immunity protection vs hospitalization and death was still enormous, and unvaccinated Canadians were 12X more likely to die.
Correcting revisionist history:
"COVID is not a problem for young people in the US"
Covid responsible (not "with", underlying cause) for 2% of all deaths <20. That's 1 out of every 50 deaths of all kids who die. #1 in infectious diseases, 5th in disease overall.
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COVID-19 deaths created 300,000 American orphans, 330,000 if we count "primary caregivers" and 380,000 if we count "secondary caregivers". That's a lot of childhood harm.
2x as common for Black kids
4x as common for Indigenous kids
1.6X as common for Hispanic kids
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Our most vulnerable children, with medical illnesses, suffered the most during the pandemic. Children with heart disease, respiratory disease, neurologic diseases, and chromosomal abnormalities suffered more severe symptoms than did children without those conditions.
Why do you use pronouns in your bio?
Because it's an easy way to promote inclusivity & to increase awareness of gender expression. It costs me nothing, &because I work with kids who are establishing their identity it shows that I don't make assumptions.
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Is being transgender a mental illness?
Being transgender is not a mental illness. It is a natural variation of human phenotype, though some transgender individuals may experience distress, called gender dysphoria, which is addressed through appropriate care.
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Can a man be a woman?
Yes. Some individuals identify as a gender different from their assigned sex at birth.
"What is a woman?"
A woman is a female by identity. This can refer to biological sex identity or social gender identity, depending on the context.
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🧵RFK Jr. is an antivax, AIDS-denying, absolutely antiscientific conspiracist.🧵
ANTIVAX:
“They get [vaccinated], that night they have a fever of 103, they go to sleep, and three months later their brain is gone... This is a Holocaust, what this is doing to our country.”
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ANTIVAX:
"I do believe that autism does come from vaccines"
Metaanalyses involving MILLIONS of children have confirmed there is no link. The lie started with another antivaxxer, disgraced fraudster Andrew Wakefield, who fabricated data.
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ANTIVAX:
"I've read all the science on autism and I can tell you, if you want to know... If it didn't come from the vaccines, then where did it come from?"
Autism primarily from combo of genetic factors & early brain development differences.