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It becomes even more apparent when you live in a small society.

Covid numbers presented in US for example are based on an endless set of definitions and interpretations. Dr a in state b may not use the same parameters as Dr c in state d to define a covid death or vaccine damage.

In a minuscule society full of obese people with a high percentege of a frail elderly population, such as Iceland, feel the actual result no matter what nature.com or timesofisrael state.

Our high vaccination rate drove down hospitalizations from 5% of the infected to about 2% ehich is where we are as of today.

We have an extremely obese population in Iceland I might add. This is crucial for covid-19 development.

Apologies for using an icelandic website, it is an article from today citing the state epidemiologist in Iceland

https://www.visir.is/g/20212169078d/skipti-gridarlegu-mali-a...

“Tilfelli á hverjum degi séu enn 20-60 og af þeim leggist tvö prósent inn á spítala.“.

translation 20-60 cases per day. 2% of them are hospitalized.

Our immunization rate is 88% of all age 12 and up.

https://www.covid.is/tolulegar-upplysingar-boluefni.



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