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3. Nobody knows. For that matter a single "cause of death" is often impossible to fix

Reply to Under The Radar (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 12:04 PM

Apr 2020

Let's say somebody has emphysema and then gets the flu, gets pneumonia, and dies. What's the "cause" of that death? The emphysema? The flu? The secondary pneumonia? Lots of deaths have flu as a factor but there's not a solid definition of what is and isn't a "flu death".

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What is the truth about flu deaths? [View all] Under The Radar Apr 2020 OP

Flu deaths are not reported. The CDC number is a wild guess Squinch Apr 2020 #1

Any count on how many times safeinOhio Apr 2020 #2

Nobody knows. For that matter a single "cause of death" is often impossible to fix Recursion Apr 2020 #3

So the reason for the highest inflated version is to placate Trump Under The Radar Apr 2020 #4

No doubt! SheltieLover Apr 2020 #5

Well also to convince people to get flu shots Recursion Apr 2020 #9

Look at excess mortality. Flu season is OVER. Excess deaths now are all Covid-19. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #6

Usually they died of pneumonia because of flu. nt tblue37 Apr 2020 #7

Or pneumonia because of a fall and hospitalization. Or viral Squinch Apr 2020 #10

In 2017 (the last year for which final data is available): Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #8

The CDC explain how and why they estimate flu-related deaths here: Mariana Apr 2020 #11

IOW, it's a total dart throw. Squinch Apr 2020 #12

It's Not A Good Comparison ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #13