Santa Clara County, known for its high vaccination rates, reported a 50% surge in non-COVID all-cause mortality (NCACM) among elderly residents in the first quarter of 2021 compared to pre-pandemic baselines.
The extraordinary increase, revealed through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data, has raised serious concerns, with public health officials continuing to stonewall and decline to offer an explanation.
The data, spanning 2018 to 2023, highlights a significant spike in deaths among those over 60 years old—the demographic prioritized for COVID-19 vaccinations in early 2021. For individuals aged 70-79, non-COVID deaths rose by 58%, with a Z-score of 12.3, indicating that the increase was highly statistically significant.
The spreadsheet with the FOIA data is available here.