Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Wuhan Virus mortality rate inflation?
Date:	4/8/2020 10:01:41 AM

Seems that apparently if anyone has the virus or virus like symptoms and dies it is counted as a Wuhan virus death.  So you come into the hospital with a heart issue and die from a heart attack but test positive for the virus it is counted.  No idea how many of these cases are being incorrectly added to the toll.  There has been a reported 40% to 60% reduction in ER visits due to heart attack since the pandemic began.  They are thinking that either people are afraid to go to the hospital when they have symptoms or they are being classified as Wuhan virus sufferers because of their symptoms.

Name:	CAT BOAT -	Reply
Subject:	Wuhan Virus mortality rate inflation?
Date:	4/8/2020 11:07:35 AM

I would not doubt that.  I think some truth will come out soon.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Wuhan Virus mortality rate inflation?
Date:	4/8/2020 2:04:12 PM

I've actually heard it the other way around - that if you die a medical committee and an independent physican has to certify that you actually died of Cornoa and not of something else, to be included in the count that you died from the virus.  Alabama is actually keeping and publishing 2 seperate counts.  It has to be independently certified that you died from the virus.   So many people that die actually have underlying medical conditions that worsened when you get the virus.  If anything, I think deaths from the virus are being under-reported (unless you are in NYC, or other major metropolitan area).

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Not what Dr. Birx stated
Date:	4/8/2020 2:35:58 PM

Here's the quote.

“I think in this country, we’ve taken a very liberal approach to mortality,” said Dr. Birx, who along with Dr. Anthony Fauci has become the face of this push for a national lockdown.

“There are other countries that if you had a pre-existing condition, and let’s say the virus caused you to go to the ICU [intensive care unit] and then have a heart or kidney problem. Some countries are recording that as a heart issue or a kidney issue and not a COVID-19 death.”

“The intent is if someone dies with COVID-19 we are counting that as a COVID-19 death,” concluded Birx.

So regardless of whether they die from the virus, if they have it and they die of something else it is counted as virus death.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Not what Dr. Birx stated
Date:	4/9/2020 11:08:06 AM

Interesting.