As long as we are comparing with what people actually do when there is a lockdown.
This is what makes the data analysis so difficult - perhaps in some areas people actually followed lockdown rules - where I live basically nobody did.
Yet on paper we had similar lockdowns.
> Wouldn't this cause them to not do regular health checkups, etc. as well?
It doesn’t seem so - but it’s hard to know for sure because you are comparing different cultures and demographics.
Swedes kept going to routine checkups whereas Californians didn’t - but was that caused by the lockdowns or differences in culture?
Like I said in 12-18 months the data will be a lot clearer.
> [citation needed]
Follow Michael Levitt on Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/MLevitt_NP2013
> Comparing Sweden to the US is misleading
Yes, and so is comparing Sweden and Denmark - but you were happy to do that.
Latest excess deaths show Sweden is doing better than the European average - https://mobile.twitter.com/MLevitt_NP2013/status/12838142549...
> Well, there it is. The age of the people dying is only relevant if you don't care about the elderly. You should be ashamed of yourself. Grow a conscience.
Nonsense - a 5 year old dying is completely different from an 80 year old dying.
That doesn’t mean I don’t care about the elderly.
> Lockdowns protect the old.
That’s not clear.
NYC for example has had a ruinous number of deaths in nursing homes.
Maybe you meant “Lockdowns are intended to protect the old”?