At PT we’ve been hearing a lot in recent weeks about excess deaths in the UK, that is, the total number of deaths from all causes above and beyond what we would have expected to see under ‘normal’ conditions.

The extent of the problem

Around 1,000 more people than usual in the UK are dying each week from illnesses and conditions other than Covid, according to official ONS statistics. This makes the rate for excess deaths 14.4% higher than the 5-year average. Excess deaths began to increase noticeably from around the end of April, and have stayed high compared with the past seven years.

For example, 1,350 more people than usual died in the week ending 5th August. Covid-related deaths made up for 469 of them, but the remaining 881 have ‘not been explained’. Since the start of June, nearly 10,000 more deaths unrelated to Covid have been recorded than the five-year average.

Statistically, following a pandemic that has killed predominantly the weak and elderly, many of whom would have been expected to die in the subsequent few years, it would have been expected that the following years would have had much lower-than-average deaths. Questions therefore naturally arise as to why this is happening.

Covid and the lockdowns

Some experts think the excess deaths relate to people whose health was weakened by a Covid infection, which virus is known to increase the risk of stroke and heart attacks. Research has also shown that people who have recovered from a Covid infection are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. (Additionally, nine specific days of heatwaves in Britain in July led to an average of 75 deaths per day higher than the 1,149 fatalities for the rest of the month.)

But most analysts believe that the majority of excess deaths were directly or indirectly a result of the lockdowns.

But most analysts believe that the majority of excess deaths were directly or indirectly a result of the lockdowns of 2020 and ’21. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities discovered that the majority of excess deaths were linked to largely preventable heart, stroke and diabetes-related conditions. Many people were put off from seeking help during the pandemic because of ‘Save the NHS’ messages given out, together with fear of catching the disease in medical settings.

Lockdowns also created a huge backlog that the health service is still struggling to bring down. Just in recent days, England-wide statistics showed that emergency care standards in hospitals hit an all-time low, with over 20,000 patients facing a 12+ hour wait for medical treatment. Leaked information from some hospitals also show that it has become “increasingly common” for patients to die in A&E as they wait for treatment.

Adverse medical conditions were also likely exacerbated by lockdowns and work-from-home edicts that increased sedentary lifestyles, and alcohol intake, at a time when Britain was already facing historic levels of obesity and heart disease. Huge numbers of the excess deaths appeared to happen at home. Increased alcohol and food intake, not exercising enough, and stress can all lead to strokes and heart attacks, particularly when medical help is inaccessible.

Some medical professionals believe the excess death figures are only the tip of the iceberg. Up to 14 million people could be on NHS waiting lists by the autumn, according to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The waiting list is increasing by an estimated 150,000 people every month. More than 385,000 patients have been waiting for over a year for surgeries, including hip and knee replacements. Before the pandemic the figure was only 1,600.

Role of the vaccines

The role of the vaccines has been left out of much analysis. Serious known health problems following vaccination are rare. However, the mRNA vaccines in particular are known to cause, in some rare cases, heart inflammation, and heart problems, as we’ve noted, are one of the known causes of excess deaths.

There is a need to establish what is the extent of vaccine injuries, and how that balances against the benefits of the jab.

Official statistics show the number of people reported to have died from reactions to the vaccines in the UK at less than 15. Many feel the true figure is much higher; as suggested by the latest Yellow Card scheme figure of 2,226. Some believe this figure is greatly inflated because the deaths have not been confirmed as vaccine-related. Others, notably, Dr John Campbell, believe it may be significantly under-stated, due to the general public’s unfamiliarity with the Yellow Card scheme.

Dr Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologist and public health campaigner, made the shocking claim during a recent interview that new data from Pfizer and Moderna’s original trials on the vaccines show that "in the trial itself, it appeared that one was more likely to suffer a serious adverse event from the vaccine than they were to be hospitalised due to Covid. And that was during the more lethal strain”.

The essential need is to establish the extent of vaccine injuries, and how that balances against the benefits of the jab. There are also questions regarding the reported sharp increase in sudden cardiac deaths in athletes in the past eighteen months, suggesting a possible link to either Covid-19 infection and/or to vaccination.

Crumbling NHS

Some health professionals put the excess deaths down to the fact that the creaking NHS is now actually falling apart. This has been threatening for many years – long before Covid – but the pandemic has exacerbated the crisis. When the NHS was started, it was assumed that people would become healthier because they received good medical care for free and therefore it would eventually cost less! Instead, a host of factors have ensured that costs have spiralled.

The creaking NHS is now actually falling apart.

Politicians’ only response is to throw more money at the NHS – but it will never be enough! And so, hospitals are overwhelmed and people are dying. Doctors and nurses are leaving because they have had enough of the pressure.¹

Ongoing questions

The likelihood is that the uptick in deaths is due to a combination of all of the above factors. There have been many calls for an official investigation into the cause of these excess deaths. All along the government has shown little interest in finding the answers, the Department of Health only very recently commissioning an investigation. Until such inquiries are completed, we won’t know the answers to the many questions being raised.

Meanwhile, mainstream TV news outlets like the BBC and ITV, who were obsessive in their daily reporting of Covid deaths, seem largely unconcerned with the current disturbing death tolls. Unlike Covid deaths, they are met with near silence, prompting a further question – why?

Endnote
1 It is also possible, as was articulated in a PT article in 2020, that the NHS could be under judgment for the vast numbers of abortions performed over the last 50 years.