David Oliver: Mistruths and misunderstandings about covid-19 death numbers

[SydneyRover]

Due to some misunderstandings of how the word covid gets to appear on a death certificate here is some information from the lefty BMJ

''I want to set the record straight about some serious misinformation surrounding covid-19 death certification and mortality statistics. I will paraphrase some of the claims that I have heard repeatedly in the media:

“People are not dying from, but with, covid-19.” “Deaths classified as from covid-19 result from largely false positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results,” “deaths are mostly from other causes and underlying conditions,” “death numbers are grossly inflated,” “there is no excess mortality compared with other years or months,” and this is “no different from a normal flu season.”

''Let’s see, shall we?''

https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n352


''David Oliver FRCP is a British physician specialising in the geriatric medicine and acute general internal medicine. He was President of the British Geriatrics Society from 2014 to 2016. He is Visiting Professor of Medicine for Older People in the School of Community and Health Sciences at City University London and a King's Fund Senior Visiting Fellow. He was formerly the UK Department of Health National Clinical Director for Older People's Services from 2009 to 2013. He is a researcher, writer, teacher and lecturer on services for older people and a regular blogger, columnist and media commentator. He was recently elected as Clinical Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians, London''

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Oliver_(doctor)

[selby]

  Well Syd, looking at the last four posts you have put on here it looks like you have brought this side of the forum to a standstill for a day or two, at least I get some recognition, posters calling me a w****r or racist quicker than you get any interest.

[SydneyRover]

well selby you are entitled to post however stupid you make yourself look

[selby]

  There you are Syd I am stupid now, recognition again.

[Not Now Kato]

Interesting report.  Sadly, most people will get their 'truth' from Social Media, TV and the Press!

[SydneyRover]

  Well Syd, looking at the last four posts you have put on here it looks like you have brought this side of the forum to a standstill for a day or two, at least I get some recognition, posters calling me a w****r or racist quicker than you get any interest.

  There you are Syd I am stupid now, recognition again.

As you wish selby, you don't need anyone's help that for sure