Hi, Shrewd!        Login  
Shrewd'm.com 
A merry & shrewd investing community
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd
Search
Shrewd'm.com Merry shrewd investors
Search
Best Of PoliticsBest OfAll BoardsThe Shrewd’m WeeklyLearn to InvestHow to Become Shrewd


The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
Answer this questionContinue to Shrewd'mThis note won't appear again
Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (24) |
Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
Number: of 84362 
Subject: Re: Ministry of Truth
Date: 07/05/23 1:58 PM
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
No. of Recommendations: 4
Wish there were a way to calculate the number of covid deaths due to people who refused a vaccine because of the anti-vaxxers spreading disinformation on social media platforms.

Not specific to disinformation on social media platforms, but I have seen some analyses that estimate -if I'm remembering correctly- that about 3/4 of the people who died (in the US) didn't need to die. They died due to a conglomeration of factors, mostly stemming from misinformation about masks, ivermectin (and other rubbish therapies), and the vaccine. True, some people did all the right things and still died. But it is a tiny fraction of the total casualties from this epidemic. I wish Loren Cobb was here to give us a proper statistical analysis.

However, I did read recently that the number of people who died after the vaccine was readily available, who then refused the vaccine, is over 300K. Some percentage likely would have died anyway, but we're still talking the population of a mid-sized city.
Post New | Post Reply | Report Post | Recommend It!
Print the post
Members reply directly to onepoorguy here — and replies get answered. Reading is free; so is joining the conversation. Join Shrewd'm »
This community has written 84,309 posts about US Policy. The article-length ones it recommended most:
It's going to get worse · 33 recs · 2025
G’day Donny · 30 recs · 2026
Old Related Story · 28 recs · 2026
HCR is a national treasure · 27 recs · 2025
Fascism in America · 27 recs · 2025
Unthreaded | Threaded | Whole Thread (24) |


Announcements
US Policy FAQ
Contact Shrewd'm
Contact the developer of these message boards.

Best Of Politics | Best Of | Favourites & Replies | All Boards | Followed Shrewds | Open Questions | Moving a community