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The speaker urges a reevaluation of testing thresholds and death classification criteria to better reflect actual disease burden. Accurate mortality data is vital not only for public health understanding but also for formulating appropriate policies moving forward.
The Evolving Mortality Profile
In the early months of the pandemic, excess deaths were higher than official COVID-19 death counts, indicating potential undercounting. As time has progressed, overall death numbers appear to have decreased relative to expected figures, potentially due to misclassification or shifts in cause-of-death attribution.
Additionally, the ongoing societal toll, including mental health crises and substance abuse, has significantly impacted mortality rates, sometimes overshadowing direct COVID-19 deaths.