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The only science that concerns me right now is that we have vaccines that work, not perfectly but pretty darn well considering the timeline. Like the flu vaccine, it does not prevent illness 100% but they prevent severe illness and death to a very high degree. That's the only thing that matters.

There have been plenty of detailed, statistical analysis studies done over the years modeling a worldwide pandemic such as this one. The one thing that none of them took into account, (NOT ONE!), was a political response in the United States to the virus and/or the treatments and vaccines.What we have now is a very significant part of the population that does not trust any information from official sources and does not trust vaccines that were developed quickly under the leadership of Donald Trump, ironically. These people are determined to get the U.S. to herd immunity the hard way.

As for other numbers, I really don't care at this time. We are in a war against a virus and it is worldwide. Worrying about data in 2021 is a little like worrying about data in 1942, with all due respect. It's like saying, "Pearl Harbor did not happen the way they said it did! The data sucks! How many planes? How many bombs? They are counting surfing accidents as PH deaths! I don't believe any of it!"

Better data will come later and it will show a lot more deaths from Covid-19, I will be willing to bet. We are at war right now and the people working in ICUs and labs right now can be excused for less than perfect record keeping.