Hatchard's either incompetent or a con artist. He never takes into account our aging population.
Age standardised death rates, which take this into account, are the way to compare. They are lower in all ages since the vaccination rollout than during the pre covid period.
This commentary by "Eugyppius" provides some interesting thoughts on this topic https://open.substack.com/pub/eugyppius/p/the-new-zealand-vaccination-records?r=8rsuu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
Hatchard's either incompetent or a con artist. He never takes into account our aging population.
Age standardised death rates, which take this into account, are the way to compare. They are lower in all ages since the vaccination rollout than during the pre covid period.
https://twitter.com/Thoughtfulnz/status/1731746221600202779?t=HpBoe4dkQy7dJ7QNzxu2bw&s=19
You claim to be a journalist. Your employer is Reality Check Radio whose audience supposedly prides itself of not living in an echo chamber.
So when are you going to tell them Hatchard has been misleading them?