Re: mask mandate

On Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:12:49 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

Due to the inexact definition of covid death

Excess mortality in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden during the
COVID-19 pandemic 2020–2022

In Sweden, restrictions primarily relied on voluntary measures and
recommendations, alongside limitations on the size of public
gatherings, prohibition of visits to the elderly and the
implementation of distance learning for individuals aged 17 years and
older.21 Denmark, Finland and Norway, in contrast, opted for more
stringent lockdown measures with closing of schools, kindergartens,
work places and many other services.18–20 All the Nordic countries
experienced relatively low excess mortality during the COVID-19
pandemic compared with most other countries in the world.22,23 This
has been explained by effective public health measures, high trust in
public institutions, well-functioning health-care systems and high
vaccine uptake.23,24 However, mortality patterns varied between
countries, with high excess mortality in Sweden in 2020 relative to
the pre-pandemic period (2010–2019), but low excess mortality in 2021,
compared with its neighbours.10,11 Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic, marked
by atypical mortality waves, likely led to variations in the size and
duration of mortality peaks within individual years. Previous studies
that compared excess mortality across Denmark, Finland, Norway and
Sweden and adjusted for demographic change have utilized yearly data,
making corresponding analyses of within-year mortality variations
unavailable.10,11 However, a precise evaluation of the impact of the
pandemic on mortality requires not only adjustment for demographic
changes, but also the use of high-frequency data and methodology that
considers changes in both long-term and seasonal trends in mortality
over time.25

https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/34/4/737/7675929