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ThoughtCriminal

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5. Many of the non-vaccinated people I know

Reply to albacore (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 07:10 PM

Oct 2021

Smoke
Drink heavily
Drive badly
Eat unhealthy foods
Avoid other vaccines (flu, etc)
Avoid routine medical examinations and tests
In general, make poor life decisions

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Verrrry interesting.... vaccinated people die less of OTHER causes, too.... [View all] albacore Oct 2021 OP

Perhaps cognitive proficiency is a factor. Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #1

Nah, Vaccinated people are just smarter and make better decisions. dem4decades Oct 2021 #4

Ha! Shermann Oct 2021 #13

... and might make better lovers!" calimary Oct 2021 #17

Nah, definitely make better lovers. They show concern for the needs of others. dem4decades Oct 2021 #18

Yep! calimary Oct 2021 #19

. berni_mccoy Oct 2021 #21

It might if it was actually a thing. littlemissmartypants Oct 2021 #14

Some are unvaccinated for good reason and taking full precautions, including putting off brewens Oct 2021 #2

Many possible explanations unblock Oct 2021 #3

I was going to post something similar GopherGal Oct 2021 #10

Many of the non-vaccinated people I know ThoughtCriminal Oct 2021 #5

Correlation is not causation Ron Obvious Oct 2021 #6

It think the causation is more likely "People with sense making good choices tend to live longer." Gore1FL Oct 2021 #9

Precisely Sherman A1 Oct 2021 #20

Yes, but that would be the correlation n/t Ron Obvious Oct 2021 #22

why did they remove COVID-related deaths? wouldn't that increase the disparity even more? cadoman Oct 2021 #7

It's the other behaviors Jazz Jon Oct 2021 #8

I wonder how much of the difference Mariana Oct 2021 #11

"Excess deaths"....I think the numbers-crunchers are gonna have a field day when/if this is over. nt albacore Oct 2021 #12

I wonder how many thousand fewer people died just from mask wearing... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #15

Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #16