Wave of excess deaths worldwide

UPDATE JANUARY 27, 2023: Figures from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) show an increase in excess deaths of 20.4% in the week ending January 13, 2023, compared to pre-covid averages, representing 3,377 people, most of these deaths being unattributable to covid-19. Excess deaths are being reported from 30 countries around the world: see link to YouTube video by Dr John Campbell at the foot of this article. The UK will be winding down its covid-19 vaccination programme following advice from its Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) as ‘transition continues away from a pandemic emergency response towards pandemic recovery’.

An above average number of deaths across Europe increased in 2022 — with the UK recording an alarming 1,000 excess deaths a week during the year — following the lifting of covid-19 restrictions and when the virulence of the virus was said to be waning, compared to pre-covid-19 averages in 2016–2019.

This is what the statistics reveal. Is it the legacy of the covid-19 lockdowns during 2020–21 which caused delayed or missed medical diagnosis and treatment for thousands of people with serious health problems? Are questions of covid-19 vaccine safety becoming paramount? The position in England and Wales appears to be worsening (see below).