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0 pointscameldrv4y ago0 comments

I can't say precisely how these deaths are defined. I can say that I know several people personally who have died of COVID just in the past month. I can't ever remember anyone I know dying of the Flu.

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rob_c4y ago

I'm not questioning this. But unfortunately it is by definition anecdotal. I know 3 over 90s who are still going, and a mix of expose risk and health status. I'm sorry for your loss.

cameldrvOP4y ago

Yes, I also know a ton of people who didn't die from it. That does not change the fact that COVID is much more lethal than the flu, which was the original claim to justify the article.

rob_c4y ago

again, as per my comment, you cannot make this assessment based on bad data, please stop insisting on it.

In the UK(Eng+Wales) it has killed <13k total with no underlying conditions as reported by the ONS. https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/fre... This alone should worry people!

The total kill count is supposed to be 100x this which is a heck of a disparity, and shows there is something bad about the data.

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rob_c4y ago

I'm not questioning this. But unfortunately it is by definition anecdotal. I know 3 over 90s who are still going, and a mix of expose risk and health status. I'm sorry for your loss.

cameldrvOP4y ago

Yes, I also know a ton of people who didn't die from it. That does not change the fact that COVID is much more lethal than the flu, which was the original claim to justify the article.

rob_c4y ago

again, as per my comment, you cannot make this assessment based on bad data, please stop insisting on it.

In the UK(Eng+Wales) it has killed <13k total with no underlying conditions as reported by the ONS. https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/fre... This alone should worry people!

The total kill count is supposed to be 100x this which is a heck of a disparity, and shows there is something bad about the data.

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