Almost twice as many Republicans than Democrats died of Covid, study says

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Hmm...now this should be an eye opener for some..but--it won't be.
I see this as a purely Darwinian exercise---sad but inevitable.

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w30512/w30512.pdf

Political affiliation has emerged as a potential risk factor for COVID-19, amid evidence that Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democrat- leaning counties and evidence of a link between political party affiliation and vaccination views. This study constructs an individual-level dataset with political affiliation and excess death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic via a linkage of 2017 voter registration in Ohio and Florida to mortality data from 2018 to 2021. We estimate substantially higher excess death rates for registered Republicans when compared to registered Democrats, with almost all of the difference concentrated in the period after vaccines were widely available in our study states. Overall, the excess death rate for Republicans was 5.4 percentage points (pp), or 76%, higher than the excess death rate for Democrats. Post- vaccines, the excess death rate gap between Republicans and Democrats widened from 1.6 pp (22% of the Democrat excess death rate) to 10.4 pp (153% of the Democrat excess death rate). The gap in excess death rates between Republicans and Democrats is concentrated in counties with low vaccination rates and only materializes after vaccines became widely available.


Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused over one million deaths in the United
States [6], leading to considerable interest in identifying risk factors for COVID-19 mortality.
Political affiliation has emerged as one potentially significant risk factor, amid evidence that
Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democrat-leaning
counties [11, 14]. But it is unknown whether this county-level association — which may be
subject to the ecological fallacy [12] — persists at the individual level. Prior research has also
established differences in vaccination attitudes and social distancing based on political party
affiliation [1, 9, 2, 8, 13], but it has been more difficult thus far to establish corresponding
links to health outcomes due to data limitations. This study overcomes that challenge by
linking voter registration data in Ohio and Florida to mortality data to assess the individual-
level association between political party affiliation and excess mortality during the COVID-19
pandemic. We estimate higher excess death rates for registered Republicans when compared
to registered Democrats after vaccines were widely available — and not before — and these
differences were concentrated in counties with lower vaccination rates.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Liar.


.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Liar.


.

Dang..you sure read that study quickly...LOL!
Deny all you want...keep your pinhead buried in the sand--but the numbers don't lie.

 

[westwall]

Hmm...now this should be an eye opener for some..but--it won't be.
I see this as a purely Darwinian exercise---sad but inevitable.

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w30512/w30512.pdf

Political affiliation has emerged as a potential risk factor for COVID-19, amid evidence that Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democrat- leaning counties and evidence of a link between political party affiliation and vaccination views. This study constructs an individual-level dataset with political affiliation and excess death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic via a linkage of 2017 voter registration in Ohio and Florida to mortality data from 2018 to 2021. We estimate substantially higher excess death rates for registered Republicans when compared to registered Democrats, with almost all of the difference concentrated in the period after vaccines were widely available in our study states. Overall, the excess death rate for Republicans was 5.4 percentage points (pp), or 76%, higher than the excess death rate for Democrats. Post- vaccines, the excess death rate gap between Republicans and Democrats widened from 1.6 pp (22% of the Democrat excess death rate) to 10.4 pp (153% of the Democrat excess death rate). The gap in excess death rates between Republicans and Democrats is concentrated in counties with low vaccination rates and only materializes after vaccines became widely available.


Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused over one million deaths in the United
States [6], leading to considerable interest in identifying risk factors for COVID-19 mortality.
Political affiliation has emerged as one potentially significant risk factor, amid evidence that
Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democrat-leaning
counties [11, 14]. But it is unknown whether this county-level association — which may be
subject to the ecological fallacy [12] — persists at the individual level. Prior research has also
established differences in vaccination attitudes and social distancing based on political party
affiliation [1, 9, 2, 8, 13], but it has been more difficult thus far to establish corresponding
links to health outcomes due to data limitations. This study overcomes that challenge by
linking voter registration data in Ohio and Florida to mortality data to assess the individual-
level association between political party affiliation and excess mortality during the COVID-19
pandemic. We estimate higher excess death rates for registered Republicans when compared
to registered Democrats after vaccines were widely available — and not before — and these
differences were concentrated in counties with lower vaccination rates.

What a fucking joke. They estimate based on voter roles, but no ACTUAL evidence.

Talk about shit "science".

 

[westwall]

Dang..you sure read that study quickly...LOL!
Deny all you want...keep your pinhead buried in the sand--but the numbers don't lie.

I read the Abstract, and the supporting links. It's a joke of a study. There are no legit metrics.

 

[deannalw]

Nurses at bedside- Wait! Don't die until you tell us who you voted for! TIA

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

What a fucking joke. They estimate based on voter roles, but no ACTUAL evidence.

Talk about shit "science".

I wonder..just what would constitute 'evidence' to you? Stone tablets from God?

They took mortality figures and matched them to registered voters..how hard is that to understand? Again, your opinion means shit...you cannot refute the study..so you deny it.
Cool beans..but the facts are the facts. Those who chose not to vax died at a higher rate.

 

[MarathonMike]

Let me explain to you how easy it is to create the conclusion you want in a study like this. Pick the counties with the OLDEST GOP POPULATIONS and the YOUNGEST DEM POPULATIONS. That's just one way to get the results you want, there are others. You see how easy that was, you just have to think a little. Hope that helps.

 

[westwall]

I wonder..just what would constitute 'evidence' to you? Stone tablets from God?

They took mortality figures and matched them to registered voters..how hard is that to understand? Again, your opinion means shit...you cannot refute the study..so you deny it.
Cool beans..but the facts are the facts. Those who chose not to vax died at a higher rate.

No, EVIDENCE other than a guess made on the voter rolls of two states.

This so called study is the equivalent of the burning bush, moron.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

I read the Abstract, and the supporting links. It's a joke of a study. There are no legit metrics.

Obviously did not read the study...with all the metrics you could ask for. Only a fool would place his opinion ahead of the science...and all your wailing about the 'metrics' changes nothing. Either actually read the study and debate the facts..or STFU!

 

[westwall]

Let me explain to you how easy it is to create the conclusion you want in a study like this. Pick the counties with the OLDEST GOP POPULATIONS and the YOUNGEST DEM POPULATIONS. That's just one way to get the results you want, there are others. You see how easy that was, you just have to think a little. Hope that helps.

The fleeg can't think for itself. That is abundantly clear.

 

[Faun]

Liar.

Denier.

 

[westwall]

Obviously did not read the study...with all the metrics you could ask for. Only a fool would place his opinion ahead of the science...and all your wailing about the 'metrics' changes nothing. Either actually read the study and debate the facts..or STFU!

They admit that THEY USED NO LEGIT METRICS you fucking ignorant baboon.

Unlike you, I AM a scientist. I can filter out bullshit real fast.

 

[JoeMoma]

Could it be that a higher percentage of senior citizens "identify" as republican in Ohio than those that identify as democrat. Just saying...

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

They admit that THEY USED NO LEGIT METROCS you fucking ignorant baboon.

Unlike you, I AM a scientist. I can filter out bullshit real fast.

Scientologist..I will bow to your mastery of Bullshit however...for your lockstep mouthing of every spurious RW argument surely shows that~

 

[Donald H]

uncomfortable fact call for the arrest, prosecution, and execution of Dr. Fauci.

Has there been a break in the Maga loyalty to Trump by a considerable number of the R's in congress?

How long before we will know if the mentally ill R's have caused cracks to appear in their insane dogma?

 

[toobfreak]

Almost twice as many Republicans than Democrats died of Covid, study says​

Gee, I wonder which leftwing democrat institution came up with THAT angle? Now even political affiliation makes you subject to disease!

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Could it be that a higher percentage of senior citizens "identify" as republican in Ohio than those that identify as democrat. Just saying...

Indeed..It could be. I'd place it as a certainty..given the relative average ages of the parties. However...the numbers appear too high for choosing not to vax to not have played a role..IMO.

 

[Donald H]

Could it be that a higher percentage of senior citizens "identify" as republican in Ohio than those that identify as democrat. Just saying...

More to the point is the question on whether or not Maga has been defanged by a few rational American R's.

 

[White 6]

Hmm...now this should be an eye opener for some..but--it won't be.
I see this as a purely Darwinian exercise---sad but inevitable.

https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w30512/w30512.pdf

Political affiliation has emerged as a potential risk factor for COVID-19, amid evidence that Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democrat- leaning counties and evidence of a link between political party affiliation and vaccination views. This study constructs an individual-level dataset with political affiliation and excess death rates during the COVID-19 pandemic via a linkage of 2017 voter registration in Ohio and Florida to mortality data from 2018 to 2021. We estimate substantially higher excess death rates for registered Republicans when compared to registered Democrats, with almost all of the difference concentrated in the period after vaccines were widely available in our study states. Overall, the excess death rate for Republicans was 5.4 percentage points (pp), or 76%, higher than the excess death rate for Democrats. Post- vaccines, the excess death rate gap between Republicans and Democrats widened from 1.6 pp (22% of the Democrat excess death rate) to 10.4 pp (153% of the Democrat excess death rate). The gap in excess death rates between Republicans and Democrats is concentrated in counties with low vaccination rates and only materializes after vaccines became widely available.


Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused over one million deaths in the United
States [6], leading to considerable interest in identifying risk factors for COVID-19 mortality.
Political affiliation has emerged as one potentially significant risk factor, amid evidence that
Republican-leaning counties have had higher COVID-19 death rates than Democrat-leaning
counties [11, 14]. But it is unknown whether this county-level association — which may be
subject to the ecological fallacy [12] — persists at the individual level. Prior research has also
established differences in vaccination attitudes and social distancing based on political party
affiliation [1, 9, 2, 8, 13], but it has been more difficult thus far to establish corresponding
links to health outcomes due to data limitations. This study overcomes that challenge by
linking voter registration data in Ohio and Florida to mortality data to assess the individual-
level association between political party affiliation and excess mortality during the COVID-19
pandemic. We estimate higher excess death rates for registered Republicans when compared
to registered Democrats after vaccines were widely available — and not before — and these
differences were concentrated in counties with lower vaccination rates.

Rest in Peace.