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6 million dead from a population of over 8 billion, and that took 3 years to happen. Mortality rate of less than 0.03%. Average age of death in the UK was 83
by collyw 4y ago
6 million dead from a population of over 8 billion, and that took 3 years to happen.
Mortality rate of less than 0.03%.
Average age of death in the UK was 83 and with 2 or more comorbidities.
Completely overhyped.
- joshuamorton 4y agoCompared to well under 50,000 flu deaths in that same period. So it's 100x deadlier than the flu.
- pcdoodle 4y agoThey changed the way they're counting deaths at least in the USA.
- collyw 4y agoIn the UK they were carrying out over 1000 times the number of covid tests as flu tests. The false positives alone would have been more than the number of flu tests. Try looking at excess mortality compared to previous years for a more accurate picture. It was worse then preceding years, but less than 2003 and age adjusted less then 2008 in the UK.
- joshuamorton 4y agoExcess mortality would point to covid deaths as undercounted, not flu deaths. The best data I can find shows that covid was at least 10x worse than the worst flu season on record in the UK (2008).
- collyw 4y agoHow can you say that when we were only testing for one of them?
- tristanbvk 4y agoI must say, COVID showed how many people didn't treat their bodies as their temples. Many obese people and then you wonder why they can't fight this off. Now, the exception is the less common immune deficient people - that I understand but damn I know people who eat like utter rubbish