Originally Posted by
mattyj
it’s pretty easy to claim that the worldwide death rate was well on the decline before the vaccination rate picked up..except maybe Israel and the UK..most countries in OurWorldInData show a marked decline in deaths by mid March at which point most countries in the graph hadn’t passed 20% with only one dose:
Most of those nations were in lockdown until mid March, plus the natural curve of a viral illness will decrease post the middle of winter.
The first dose vaccinations at 10-20% of the population were prioritised for the most vulnerable groups, the elderly. The percentage of over 65s in those nations is about 15-20%, so a big majority of the vulnerable in those nations would have gotten a first dose by mid March, so would've had a good level of protection and decreased the death rate.
But the main point is look at a comparison between vaccinated and unvaccinated in the same demographics at the same time. And there's no debate:
Almost All U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Now in the Unvaccinated