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Originally Posted by GoRedSox!
Except COVID killed more than 20 to 70 thousand. It has killed over 1 million Americans. And it is not simply over reporting of deaths attributable to other things. The overall death rate went way up and it impacted average life expectancy statistics of the entire country.
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Much of that "increase in the overall death rate" has been attributed to lack of care for chronically ill patients, lack of cancer screening and treatment, and the difficulty in scheduling life saving surgery during the pandemic.
Sick patients were afraid to leave the house and put off doctor visits and care...
I saw it in my limited scope of practice. Patients who would normally come in for diabetic foot care stopped coming in until an emergency set in...
I saw a significant increase in vascular emergencies, foot ulcerations and infections...