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about 7 million people died of COVID according to the WHO: https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths

CaptWillard 2y ago
AFAIK, that number more accurately reflects the number of people who died within two weeks of testing positive using PCR tests at high Ct values (35-45), inflating case counts. 94-95% involved at least one comorbidity. Over 75% had at least four comorbidities.
- n4r9 2y ago
  From further down the page: > A COVID-19 death is defined for surveillance purposes as a death resulting from a clinically compatible illness in a probable or confirmed COVID-19 case unless there is a clear alternative cause of death that cannot be related to COVID-19 disease (e.g. trauma). There should be no period of complete recovery between illness and death It does not include cases like someone dying in a car crash who happened to be COVID-positive.
  - CaptWillard 2y ago
    > It does not include cases like someone dying in a car crash who happened to be COVID-positive. Maybe not, but it definitely includes millions of elderly or otherwise comorbid subjects who developed pneumonia and never recovered. Sad is it is, that happens year-in and year-out when the initial virus doesn't have a household name. It also happens with the influenza virus ... except 2020 and 2021, where we had a miraculous reprieve from flu deaths.
    - russdill 2y ago
      Methods used to combat COVID-19 (social distancing, masking, moving indoor events outdoors) really are quite effective at reducing the transmission of respiratory viruses. Big changes can come about from small changes in r.
    - n4r9 2y ago
      > where we had a miraculous reprieve from flu deaths It's not so miraculous to think that lockdowns, distancing and mask-wearing affected flu prevalence as well as COVID prevalence.

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about 7 million people died of COVID according to the WHO: https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths https://data.who.int/dashboards/covid19/deaths

by maplant 2y ago

CaptWillard 2y ago
AFAIK, that number more accurately reflects the number of people who died within two weeks of testing positive using PCR tests at high Ct values (35-45), inflating case counts. 94-95% involved at least one comorbidity. Over 75% had at least four comorbidities.
- n4r9 2y ago
  From further down the page: > A COVID-19 death is defined for surveillance purposes as a death resulting from a clinically compatible illness in a probable or confirmed COVID-19 case unless there is a clear alternative cause of death that cannot be related to COVID-19 disease (e.g. trauma). There should be no period of complete recovery between illness and death It does not include cases like someone dying in a car crash who happened to be COVID-positive.
  - CaptWillard 2y ago
    > It does not include cases like someone dying in a car crash who happened to be COVID-positive. Maybe not, but it definitely includes millions of elderly or otherwise comorbid subjects who developed pneumonia and never recovered. Sad is it is, that happens year-in and year-out when the initial virus doesn't have a household name. It also happens with the influenza virus ... except 2020 and 2021, where we had a miraculous reprieve from flu deaths.
    - russdill 2y ago
      Methods used to combat COVID-19 (social distancing, masking, moving indoor events outdoors) really are quite effective at reducing the transmission of respiratory viruses. Big changes can come about from small changes in r.
    - n4r9 2y ago
      > where we had a miraculous reprieve from flu deaths It's not so miraculous to think that lockdowns, distancing and mask-wearing affected flu prevalence as well as COVID prevalence.