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Markker's avatar

Did the percentage fall in 2020 because, just maybe, frightened by media reports, more disabled went to ER, tested positive, got admitted, then died, not from Covid, but the new protocols? The rise, after jabs, could this be serious adverse events? It would be interesting to know what the disabilities are for claimants, late 2020, and after Covid jabs, wouldn't it? However, with over 1100 "side effects" as Pfizer had on their watch (but do nothing) list, clear causation might prove difficult.

Deep Dive's avatar

That's an interesting take on the numbers, Markker.

The denominator of the fraction is the total employed, and that total fell by 21 million from Q2 2019 to Q2 2020 (the "COVID layoff") and then came back after Q2 of 2020. But just focusing on the numerator of the fraction, the number disabled, it fell by 1 million from Q2 2019 to Q2 2020.

My graph is more gradual, because both numbers were falling similarly.

Q2 2021 (5.78 M) still had less "disabled employed persons" than Q1 2020 (5.85 M), but the disabled number was rising rapidly.

Markker's avatar

I've asked a few people over the years from late 2020 onwards, if they saw anyone or knew anyone who was hospitalised or died from Covid. Early days was non working population, either learning difficulties or elderly, gone to hospital for other reason. LD people, well, support workers wouldn't want to be accused by relatives of acting too late, so they'd order ambulance or take to hospital. I know these aren't working population. In UK, the gov intimated that even if you had just a limp, you were more vunerable to severe Covid! That messenging was critical for the fear campaign, Matt Hancock talked about scaring the pants off people! This would stress people, make them hyperventilate, think they were going to die. I forgot to say the majority knew no-one! The ones jabbed got sick though. I know several who although not working, retired, are now disabled by heart, disautonomia, diabetes, autoimmune probs, cancers. It's so depressing, no mates left for leisure activities, hols! My biggest worry is for the young ones who took these. Have they shortened their lives, will they see their kids graduate, pass driving test, get a job?

Ted's avatar

Confounding factor; denial of care during the lockdowns.

I was repeatedly denied appointments for fatigue and shortness of breath.

After struggling along for months, I had a widowmaker heart attack and it occurred to me that my survival may have partly been that the cath lab was empty when I went into cardiac arrest because formerly, folks got earlier treatment when their "respiratory symptoms" were demonstrated to be impending STEMIs.

I was then a statistic; on full disability for three months, then partial disability for another three.

How many other disabilities were ordinary ailments left untreated until they were carried into an ER?

I've no doubt the genetic expression experimental injections disabled and killed millions, but the toll taken by the lockdowns are also a nontrivial contributing factor.