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Nov 23, 2022·edited Nov 23, 2022Pinned

Covid-19 has not increased the pediatric respiratory disease mortality burden. At most, it has displaced/replaced cause for kids who were statistically susceptible to natural death from/with viral infection.

The RESPONSE to covid-19 has hurt children & teens more than the virus ever could.

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Nov 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

So, the takeaway here is that, for 0-17 age group, there is no discernable difference between Covid and normal respiratory illnesses we've seen for the past 20 years or so, according to science (data).

Is this a correct assessment?

When people argue about masking in schools, we should start pointing out the Still Face Experiment, where it exposed the importance of face to face interaction.

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Correct.

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Nov 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

Experts: Context, Nuance, bla, bla, bla. Are you a scientist? Are you doctor? You can't look at data and come to a conclusion!

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LOLOLOLOL. IKR??? ;-)

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Showing your ignorance for all the world too see. Thanks

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He's kidding.

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I missed the sarcasm at first.

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Nov 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett

The spikes in 1999 and 2003 went unnoticed by the public, didn't they? We knew about '09 because it was attributed to H1N1 flu.

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Remind me: did we close schools for months on end? So hard to remember...

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Thanks Jessica, I have linked to your charts in this post for those who are interested in this subject.

https://relevantdata.substack.com/p/pediatric-respiratory-illness-observations

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Thanks! Just added your post above too.

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Just the facts and the facts do not lie. Covid for young people is a non event. The vaccine has killed more young than Covid-19 there needs to be consequences for the ruling class that did this.

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deletedNov 23, 2022Liked by Jessica Hockett
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Pre-Covid Madness, RSV season was a busy one. Dr I know at a children’s hospital in Louisville says they would set up tenet every year for it.

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