I have to say I'm not surprised that people coming at the epidemiology of the pandemic from different sides / with different agendas are are able to cherry pick statistical information to suit their case. I've just been reading an article in this week's British Medical Journal looking at the numbers of people dying with Covid / from Covid / because of Covid / where its tipped them over the edge etc and how the differing effects of the various different strains have impacted those numbers.
It's very multifactorial, with 'some novel trends' according to one academic. Under such circumstances it's probably inevitable that simplifications for social purpose will emerge. In the way of all such simplifications they're open to criticism.
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