I'm not calling it settled science but I don't think anyone is looking for explanations. People live in pretty polluted places and surprisingly good lives. Beijing and Mexico City are like this if not worse, many many days of the year.
Pandemic not-withstanding or are you accounting for that?
Excess mortality is nearly 95% covid related.
After controlling for that I meant. But smoke and wildfire could have exacerbated Covid in certain areas too.
help yes. but covid and drug overdose would be the other two.