According to @DowdEdward, 2020 recorded about 458,000 excess deaths with 73% aged 65+ and 27% aged 15–64, while 2021 rose to roughly 500,000 with a mix shift to 57% aged 65+ and 43% aged 15–64, presented at Sen. Ron Johnson’s panel as part of a trading-relevant excess mortality breakdown (source: @DowdEdward on X, Dec 10, 2025). According to @DowdEdward, the ages 15–64 cohort saw a 73% increase in excess deaths from 124,000 in 2020 to 215,000 in 2021, which he characterized as a failure of the vaccine solution, offering discrete figures that traders can benchmark in healthcare risk discussions (source: @DowdEdward on X, Dec 10, 2025).