[explodingman]

The report divides deaths into three types: those who died of covid, those who died with covid and excess deaths. The excess deaths are more numerous than the with covid deaths.

Weekly fluctuations in excess deaths correlates strongly with covid deaths, so people who want to pretend that the excess deaths are due to something other than covid (ie, vaccinations or lockdown measures) are barking up the wrong tree.

https://www.actuaries.digital/2022/12/07/covid-19-mortality-...

[543g43g43]

The wider point is that, despite some of the most draconian lockdowns on earth, Australia hasn't escaped Covid.

[sfusato]

Wasn't that supposed to buy them time until they got everyone vaccinated?

[slaw]

It looks like Sweden approach by not doing lockdowns was better.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/525353/sweden-number-of-...

[543g43g43]

Tell me about it. I was told many times that we should have "locked down harder", like "sensible countries" including Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea.