You can argue they weren’t Covid. But you need another explanation. And it needs to be global; this happened in every country.
The rise in deaths began with Covid, and continues now. The baseline death rate has shifted higher.
Oh, I have the explanation, and stacks of studies to back it up, but I'll be banned and downvoted for explaining it here. Have a nice day.
You can argue they weren’t Covid. But you need another explanation. And it needs to be global; this happened in every country.
The rise in deaths began with Covid, and continues now. The baseline death rate has shifted higher.