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More young Americans are dying – and it's not COVID. Why aren't we searching for answers?

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Life insurance actuaries are reporting   that many more people are dying – still – than in the years before the pandemic. And while deaths during COVID-19 had largely occurred among the old and infirm, this   new wave   is   hitting prime-of-life people hard . No one knows precisely what is driving the phenomenon, but there is an inexplicable lack of urgency to find out. A concerted investigation is in order.  Deaths among young Americans documented in employee life insurance claims should alone set off alarms.  Among working people 35 to 44 years old , a stunning 34% more died than expected in the last quarter of 2022, with above-average rates in other working-age groups, too. “ COVID-19 claims do not fully explain the increase ,” a Society of Actuaries report says. From 2020 through 2022, there were  more excess deaths proportionally among white-collar than blue-collar workers : 19% versus 14% ab...

Zero Young Healthy Individuals Died of COVID-19, Israeli Data Show

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Zero healthy individuals under the age of 50 have died of COVID-19 in Israel, according to newly released data. “Zero deceased of 18–49 years of age with no underlying morbidities,” the Israel Ministry of Health (MOH) said in response to a formal request from an attorney. Officials noted that the statement only applies to COVID-19 deaths where the MOH conducted an epidemiological investigation and had received information about the underlying diseases. “Zero is a very, very clear number, and cannot be subject to interpretation,”   Yoav Yehezkelli , a specialist in internal medicine and medical management, and former lecturer in the Department of Emergency and Disaster Management at Tel Aviv University in Israel, told The Epoch Times. “Why were all the extreme measures of school closures, vaccination of children, and lockdowns needed?” he added. The MOH did respond to a request for comment. Freedom of Information Request The information was sparked by a freedom of inf...

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