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FALSE/Misleading CLAIM: "This week, the CDC quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6% of all the deaths recorded actually died from Covid."
Lots to unpack here. Bottom line: No, the CDC did not & #39;admit& #39; only 6% of deaths were due to COVID.
Let& #39;s go further: (1/)
Lots to unpack here. Bottom line: No, the CDC did not & #39;admit& #39; only 6% of deaths were due to COVID.
Let& #39;s go further: (1/)
The CDC has been publishing this data since at least May, 9th.
Archive Link:
https://web.archive.org/web/20200509194811/https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/
No">https://web.archive.org/web/20200... one is trying to hide anything here or sneak any new data past people... (2/)
This isn& #39;t new "this week," and the CDC didn& #39;t "quietly update" this number. The CDC has been publishing this data since at least May, 9th. Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200... one is trying to hide anything here or sneak any new data past people... (2/)" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis">This isn& #39;t new "this week," and the CDC didn& #39;t "quietly update" this number. The CDC has been publishing this data since at least May, 9th. Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200... one is trying to hide anything here or sneak any new data past people... (2/)">
This isn& #39;t new "this week," and the CDC didn& #39;t "quietly update" this number. The CDC has been publishing this data since at least May, 9th. Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200... one is trying to hide anything here or sneak any new data past people... (2/)" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis">This isn& #39;t new "this week," and the CDC didn& #39;t "quietly update" this number. The CDC has been publishing this data since at least May, 9th. Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200... one is trying to hide anything here or sneak any new data past people... (2/)">
This page is giving details about comorbidities and complications.
The next line says they& #39;re "conditions or causes in ADDITION to COVID-19," which contributed to the deaths.
(3/)
100% of the deaths the CDC lists are real COVID deaths. This page is giving details about comorbidities and complications. The next line says they& #39;re "conditions or causes in ADDITION to COVID-19," which contributed to the deaths. (3/)" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis"> 100% of the deaths the CDC lists are real COVID deaths. This page is giving details about comorbidities and complications. The next line says they& #39;re "conditions or causes in ADDITION to COVID-19," which contributed to the deaths. (3/)" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>
Some, like diabetes, likely were... but the question is: "Would they have died if they hadn& #39;t contracted COVID?& #39;
If a death certificate includes both - it means the medical expert thought they were linked. (4/)
The other 94% were NOT all cases with pre-existing conditions. Some, like diabetes, likely were... but the question is: "Would they have died if they hadn& #39;t contracted COVID?& #39; If a death certificate includes both - it means the medical expert thought they were linked. (4/)" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis">The other 94% were NOT all cases with pre-existing conditions. Some, like diabetes, likely were... but the question is: "Would they have died if they hadn& #39;t contracted COVID?& #39; If a death certificate includes both - it means the medical expert thought they were linked. (4/)">
The other 94% were NOT all cases with pre-existing conditions. Some, like diabetes, likely were... but the question is: "Would they have died if they hadn& #39;t contracted COVID?& #39; If a death certificate includes both - it means the medical expert thought they were linked. (4/)" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🟢" title="Grüner Kreis" aria-label="Emoji: Grüner Kreis">The other 94% were NOT all cases with pre-existing conditions. Some, like diabetes, likely were... but the question is: "Would they have died if they hadn& #39;t contracted COVID?& #39; If a death certificate includes both - it means the medical expert thought they were linked. (4/)">
It helps to look at a death certificate. "Contributing conditions" don& #39;t remove the "underlying cause."
EX: "underlying cause" is a car crash, but the "immediate cause" was pneumonia.
The pneumonia diagnosis is not & #39;proof& #39; that the person didn& #39;t die from a car crash. (5/)
EX: "underlying cause" is a car crash, but the "immediate cause" was pneumonia.
The pneumonia diagnosis is not & #39;proof& #39; that the person didn& #39;t die from a car crash. (5/)
In the same way - "Respiratory failure" is 4th on the CDC list. It& #39;s one of the critical, often fatal symptoms FROM COVID-19.
The certificate would list respiratory failure as a complication, but the underlying cause would be COVID. (6/)
The certificate would list respiratory failure as a complication, but the underlying cause would be COVID. (6/)
This is not the first claim we& #39;ve seen that takes a real CDC report, misrepresents its data and presents it as a new revision or update.
In May we debunked one saying the CDC had lowered their death count. (7/) https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/verify-cdc-covid-19-death-count-conflicting-numbers/507-a082d145-e3cf-40b1-a54c-ee86eb3fe840">https://www.king5.com/article/n...
In May we debunked one saying the CDC had lowered their death count. (7/) https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/verify-cdc-covid-19-death-count-conflicting-numbers/507-a082d145-e3cf-40b1-a54c-ee86eb3fe840">https://www.king5.com/article/n...
The CDC data does show that COVID deaths are more frequent in cases with certain conditions (high blood pressure, diabetes etc...) and ~92% of the deaths were in people older than 55.
But - they were all still COVID deaths. (Last for now!)
But - they were all still COVID deaths. (Last for now!)