Ok, so we have examples from the US and Australia, plus a third showing worldwide figures.

Anything New Zealand-specific?

freitasm:

 

Ok, so we have examples from the US and Australia, plus a third showing worldwide figures.

 

Anything New Zealand-specific?

 

NZ's new average life expectancy – and the surprising Covid twist

Azzura:

 

Cool...Australia..

 

 

 

I see...Australia had an increase...cool.

 

A few countries had an increase, and some had decreases. Not sure why you need to try and get funny about it? 

Azzura:

 

freitasm:

 

Ok, so we have examples from the US and Australia, plus a third showing worldwide figures.

 

Anything New Zealand-specific?

 

 

 

 

NZ's new average life expectancy – and the surprising Covid twist

 

Article is over a year old. And I am sure most countries saw a blip in average life expectancy in 20/21. 

Ok....this media release is over a year old too.

"most countries saw a blip in average life expectancy in 20/21." Are you saying there was a decrease in most countries? Yes...no?

with better care and increased isolation, life expectancy goes up. however care and isolation have been declining back to more "normal" levels.

end of the day, we have a new virus in the mix which will make an impact every year. how big an impact is any ones guess. also actual life expectancy will vary depending on other factors as covid is not the only thing that kills us.

I always liked NZ On Screen but I struggle to see why they would even have a trailer for this propaganda-driven bs on their site: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/river-of-freedom-2023

gzt: Since covid I've become aware of how debilitating and infectious even a random flu can be. More so, if it catches you at a bad time. Hopefully our attitudes about that are improving. Meh I really should have refused to go out the other night or suggested a romantic dinner in the car..

 

Not sure I have ever had the flu and yet to get Covid. Here is a RNZ story from yesterday about long covid. I know a few people who have not recovered fully from it. I can see it becoming another hidden illness in society which gets very little media attention. I also got a notification on my phone that Apples covid tracking is over. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/498614/long-covid-mri-scans-reveal-new-clues-to-symptoms

You have a similar effect with other viruses. It can knock the hell out of your immune system

I got hit with a flu in the 90s, and it took over a year before I fully recovered (cut short my OE ... had to go back to NZ and move back in with the folks)

At the time, my doctor back in NZ thought my immunity was very low because I wasn't exposed to any flu/sicknesses in a long time (at that stage I don't ever remember getting sick with anything but the sniffles, a couple times, since being at school)

20,000 lives saved. Well done folks.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/06/new-zealand-covid-strategy-saves-lives 

A local open source article covering the above https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/499516/new-zealand-s-covid-19-response-saved-20-000-lives-research

Plus alternative/related research: 

Cao et al (2023), The shift of percent excess mortality from zero-COVID policy to living-with-COVID policy in Singapore, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong SAR
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1085451/full

The Royal Society (2023), COVID-19: examining the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions
https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/impact-non-pharmaceutical-interventions-on-covid-19-transmission/the-royal-society-covid-19-examining-the-effectiveness-of-non-pharmaceutical-interventions-report.pdf

Kung et al (2023), New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination strategy and mortality patterns, Correspondence, The Lancet 402
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2823%2901368-5 

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And follow up (Baker et al 2023): the need to develop and implement an integrated respiratory infection strategy to reduce disease burden
https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e332a62c703f653182faf47/651b25c232cda7a9355f62de_6247.pdf

Who is this clown?

Health worker spreads Covid-19 vaccine misinformation: Te Whatu Ora launches employment investigation, Health Minister Shane Reti briefed - NZ Herald

Te Whatu Ora granted urgent injunction, police complaint filed over mass privacy breach of Covid vaccination data by former staff member - NZ Herald

I could go on with many bad words to call this person.