Germany's conservative party, the Alternative Fur Deutschland (AFD) held its second Covid symposium in December of 2023. The famous German economist, Stefan Homburg, gave a brief 9-minute talk on covid-19. I would recommend that people view it, as it's always nice to see public figures tell the world what people on this forum have known for years. I will provide a Rumble link below, but here are the five most important points:
1) Hospital occupancy fell to an all-time low in Germany during 2020, according to none other than the German Federal Ministry of Health.
2) There were no more severe respiratory illnesses than usual in 2020 and 2021, according to the Robert Koch-Institute
3) Age-standardized mortality was not higher in 2020 than usual. Mortality has only increased in 2021, according to the Federal Statistical Office.
4) People who died with or from Covid-19 were on average over 80 years-old.
5) Sweden, which was free from lockdown and mask mandates, fared better than Germany (according to the WHO).
rumble.com
Given that the AFD has 78 seats in the Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, this is important.