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The numbers were cooked particularly badly in Russia. There are 2 different government agencies reporting Covid deaths and excess deaths, and their numbers diff
by the_why_of_y 4y ago
The numbers were cooked particularly badly in Russia. There are 2 different government agencies reporting Covid deaths and excess deaths, and their numbers differ by a factor of 7; meanwhile many deaths are reported as caused by "viral pneumonia".
Meanwhile for the US and European countries, Covid death and excess death numbers are pretty close.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/world/europe/covid-russia-death.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/world/europe/covid-russia...
> Excess mortality is higher now than during Covid
When did Covid disappear? This year, every week at least 2000 people died of Covid in the US.
> - Influenza, pneumonia magically took a couple of years off during Covid
Have you heard of mask mandates? How do you think they affect the spread of Influenza?