Originally Posted by
slats11
True. Partially.
But you will acknowledge that most 'flu deaths are never diagnosed. No one goes around nursing homes doing nasal PCR for 'flu - so all those people died of "old age" or "dementia", or something else. Thousands of people die from the 'flu each year and are never included in the stats.
The most honest data is total deaths. There has been a spike in total deaths, and this is due to COVID. But the harder we have looked for COVID, the more we have seen it.
So what you're saying is they subscribed death to anything but flu, they go to all the trouble to to give a cause of death, but for some reason, they ignore the actual cause of death! Really?
I wouldn't acknowledge that most flu deaths are never diagnosed. I very certain you haven't had anyone close, like your mother for instance, where you would have spent a reasonable amount of time in an aged care home, otherwise you'd know they are VERY aware of flu as a killer of the residents. Talk to any Dr caring for residents in an aged care home and that's what they will tell you.
Now, you say the most honest data is totally deaths etc etc etc. And your public health credentials in data analysis is what again? I'm pretty certain that public health officials have been doing this for a bit longer than anyone on here.