They think the flu was nearly extinguished because of social distancing. They also think that the nearly extinguished flu made an incredible comeback the following few years returning to usual levels.
You mean the common flu, right? Colds are rarely fatal, but every year flus take their toll.
In 2020 (or was it 2021?) Wisconsin's flu deaths was... 4. Normally around 800, but not during Covid-19.84! Leftists explained this away as "Oh, that's because people wore masks and social distanced, NOT because they counted all the flu deaths as Covid-19.84 deaths, heck no!"
To which I replied: if it were that easy to avoid the massive flu deaths every year, don't you think they would have implemented those rules long ago? 🤔
Oh I'm not arguing against your point, I totally agree.
The CDC told doctors early in 2020, since testing was hard to get and expensive, that if a patient died "with Covid-19.84 symptoms" (which were identical to the cold & flu, because both are caused by viruses) they were to be listed as Covid-19.84 deaths.
Later the morphed into "if they die and are tested posthumously? It counts!" and "if they die within 2 months of having it? It counts!" Including if they hit a telephone pole on their motorbike at 70 mph. Official cause of death included Covid-19.84 & thus was counted.
Because it's never been about "science" or "safety" but rather about compliance and control.
WTF happened to the common cold in 2020? It took a vacation? Compliance and control.
They think the flu was nearly extinguished because of social distancing. They also think that the nearly extinguished flu made an incredible comeback the following few years returning to usual levels.
You mean the common flu, right? Colds are rarely fatal, but every year flus take their toll.
In 2020 (or was it 2021?) Wisconsin's flu deaths was... 4. Normally around 800, but not during Covid-19.84! Leftists explained this away as "Oh, that's because people wore masks and social distanced, NOT because they counted all the flu deaths as Covid-19.84 deaths, heck no!" To which I replied: if it were that easy to avoid the massive flu deaths every year, don't you think they would have implemented those rules long ago? 🤔
Does it matter? Anyone with a sniffle or a sneeze had "COVID!!1!"
My point stands. It was always and only ever about compliance and control.
Oh I'm not arguing against your point, I totally agree.
The CDC told doctors early in 2020, since testing was hard to get and expensive, that if a patient died "with Covid-19.84 symptoms" (which were identical to the cold & flu, because both are caused by viruses) they were to be listed as Covid-19.84 deaths.
Later the morphed into "if they die and are tested posthumously? It counts!" and "if they die within 2 months of having it? It counts!" Including if they hit a telephone pole on their motorbike at 70 mph. Official cause of death included Covid-19.84 & thus was counted.