Channel: potholer54

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: covidtrumpcdccovi-19ifrpotholer54mortalitycoronavirusfatalitycfr6%

Description: According to the Twittersphere, the CDC says only 6% of deaths attributed to Covid-19... and people who allegedly die because of Covid-19 in fact die of other diseases... and many people who get killed in car crashes are counted as Covid deaths if they have Covid 19.... and most of these extra deaths are due to suicides and heart attacks because of lockdown... and, and... maybe people are just dying of old age.... OK, time to fact-check all these internet claims. CORRECTIONS: At 2:13 I said ebola "causes" malaria. I should have said it may 'increase the risk' of malaria or 'triggers' malaria. For the science behind this, see "Exposure to Ebola Virus and Risk for Infection with Malaria Parasites, Rural Gabon," Abbate et al. 2020. SOURCES: cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#Comorbidities thevirustruth.com/covid-19 reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/ij2o0q/this_week_the_cdc_quietly_updated_the_covid cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6919e5.htm nature.com/articles/s41591-020-1112-0 voxeu.org/article/us-excess-mortality-rate-covid-19-substantially-worse-europe-s cebm.net/covid-19/the-declining-case-fatality-ratio-in-england livescience.com/covid-19-comorbidities.html cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#Comorbidities health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/cdc-6-percent-covid-deaths vox.com/2020/9/1/21410352/cdc-6-percent-covid-19-deaths-comorbidities reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/ij2o0q/this_week_the_cdc_quietly_updated_the_covid twitter.com/littllemel/status/1300024392290832387 voxeu.org/article/us-excess-mortality-rate-covid-19-substantially-worse-europe-s