I agree that the UK has been pretty open with their data. With that said, I'm skeptical of any data that requires a decision to be made by a caregiver. Did the person die from pneumonia, organ failure or covid? In the US, hospitals have been complaining that their ICUs are full of unvaccinated covid patients but often, nurses that have actually asked patients in those same hospitals if they were vaxed tell a different story. This is why "death from all causes" is such a valuable data point and Scotland with such a high rate of vaccination is such a valuable resource to track.
By the way, Scotland's datasets are excellent! Other countries would benefit by following Scotland's lead on reporting vital statistics!
I agree that the UK has been pretty open with their data. With that said, I'm skeptical of any data that requires a decision to be made by a caregiver. Did the person die from pneumonia, organ failure or covid? In the US, hospitals have been complaining that their ICUs are full of unvaccinated covid patients but often, nurses that have actually asked patients in those same hospitals if they were vaxed tell a different story. This is why "death from all causes" is such a valuable data point and Scotland with such a high rate of vaccination is such a valuable resource to track. By the way, Scotland's datasets are excellent! Other countries would benefit by following Scotland's lead on reporting vital statistics!