COVID lockdowns and vaccine mandates with Dr Gilbert Berdine

At a time when the COVID pandemic continues, and cities such as Sydney and Melbourne remain locked down, Gilbert Berdine MD from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center shares his views on lockdowns and vaccine mandates with show host Gene Tunny. Toward the end of the episode, the conversation turns towards Dr Berdine's thoughts on vaping regulations. About this episode’s guest - Gilbert G. Berdine MDAssociate Professor of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TXFaculty Affiliate, Free Market Institute, Lubbock, TXDr. Berdine earned his B.S. degrees in chemistry and life sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA and his M.D. degree from Harvard University School of Medicine in Boston, MA. He completed residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary Diseases at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now called Brigham and Women’s Hospital) in Boston, MA.Dr. Berdine was a faculty member at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio from 1983-1989. He was in the private practice of medicine from 1989-2009 when he returned to academia as a faculty member of TTUHSC.Dr. Berdine’s current teaching activities include lecturer for the respiratory blocks in the 1st year Major Organ Systems course and the 2nd year Systems Disorders 1 course. His clinical duties include staff attending physician for the inpatient Pulmonary Consult Service, inpatient Internal Medicine Floor Service, and the outpatient Pulmonary Fellow Clinic. He also sees patients in the Pulmonary Clinic for Texas Tech Physicians.Dr. Berdine’s research interests include the application of Austrian Economics to health care delivery and consumption. Dr. Berdine has published articles on these topics in peer reviewed journals and is a contributor to the Mises Daily Wire and the American Institute of Economic Research.Contact: [email protected] relevant to the conversationCOVID-19 Vaccines and the Delta Variant – AIER article by Gilbert Berdine MDLockdowns of Young People Lead to More Deaths from Covid-19 – AIER article by Gilbert Berdine MDCovid Misclassification: What Do the Data Suggest? – AIER article by Gilbert Berdine MDSometimes hesitancy is justified by Gilbert Berdine MDVaping Laws and the Treachery of Good Intentions by Gilbert Berdine MDEP100 – Incentivizing Vaccinations or Cash for JabsCorrespondence from Dr Berdine on COVID mortality ratesFollowing the recording, Dr Berdine provided the following clarification regarding COVID-19 mortality in the USA to show host Gene Tunny:...the mortality rate has a range of over 1000:1 depending on your age. The average mortality is heavily determined by the number of people over age 80 in the population. Based on latest census data and current CDC figures for COVID deathshttps://www.census.gov/data/tables/2019/demo/age-and-sex/2019-age-sex-composition.htmlhttps://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Deaths-by-Sex-and-Age/9bhg-hckuMortality expressed as 1/mortality : Age: MortalityUnder 5: 124,1265 to 14: 283,02715 to 24: 32,46125 to 34: 7,85035 to 44: 2,84545 to 54: 1,08755 to 64: 47565 to 74: 21375 to 84: 8785 +: 31Cumulative AgeUnder 5: 124,126Under 15: 199,917Under 25: 64,258Under 35: 20,120Under 45: 8,681Under 55: 3,880So, for 35 and younger, the cumulative mortality including the overcounting is less than 1/10,000. If one looks at annual mortality, the figure  for Under 45 including overcounting is likely less than 1/10,000. If one adjusts modestly for overcounting, the  figure for Under 55 is likely less than 1/10,000.Please get in touch with any questions, comments and suggestions by emailing us at [email protected]. Economics Explored is available via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, and other podcasting platforms.