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What do you think is wrong with the CDC information https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/exce
by eesmith 6y ago
What do you think is wrong with the CDC information https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm ?
The charts "Weekly number of deaths (from all causes)" shows it's a big deal.
Or, select the dashboard "Excess deaths with and without COVID-19" and see that the number of deaths without COVID is pretty close to the expected number of deaths, and not a drop that would compensate for the COVID deaths.
You can also see that while the linked-to site claims "The CDC classified all deaths that are related to COVID-19 simply as COVID-19 deaths.", the CDC writes:
> For example, in some cases, COVID-19 may have contributed to the death, but the underlying cause of death was another cause, such as terminal cancer. For the majority of deaths where COVID-19 is reported on the death certificate (approximately 95%), COVID-19 is selected as the underlying cause of death.
Furthermore, the CDC write "deaths from all causes excluding COVID-19 were also estimated. Comparing these two sets of estimates — excess deaths with and without COVID-19 — can provide insight about how many excess deaths are identified as due to COVID-19, and how many excess deaths are reported as due to other causes of death."
Since the surface-level description contradicts easily available evidence, why do you believe the rest of the details are any more meaningful?