Not only are Pneumonia deaths dropping precipitously but so are All Deaths. It is clear that COVID deaths are being overstated as some of these COVID deaths would have occurred from pneumonia (+/- 1,500/ wk). But what is the benefit of doing so? And why are All Deaths declining so much?
Another query: many CDC data sets show that week 14 has been completed, but the data on this NCHS Data 12 file has not been updated since Week 11 - is CDC afraid to keep showing the trend, or manipulation?
Mark my words. By the end of this, Covid will have the numbers of a typical flu/pneumonia season. And what will we have to show for it? An economy that will take years to recover. This last year was the last time we'll ever have good numbers on any outbreak of sickness.
Not only are Pneumonia deaths dropping precipitously but so are All Deaths. It is clear that COVID deaths are being overstated as some of these COVID deaths would have occurred from pneumonia (+/- 1,500/ wk). But what is the benefit of doing so? And why are All Deaths declining so much? Another query: many CDC data sets show that week 14 has been completed, but the data on this NCHS Data 12 file has not been updated since Week 11 - is CDC afraid to keep showing the trend, or manipulation?
Mark my words. By the end of this, Covid will have the numbers of a typical flu/pneumonia season. And what will we have to show for it? An economy that will take years to recover. This last year was the last time we'll ever have good numbers on any outbreak of sickness.