Op-ed: U.S. overcounting COVID deaths & hospitalizations

[Schweddy]

I just checked. I was wrong - I thought they started testing dead people. Nope. They never did across multiple hospitals. While tests became much more available, they still cost money - money that hospital labs do NOT get back. And none of the hospitals around here that they know of test people or EVER tested people for covid after death during all these years. Most often death causes for people in the hospitals is determined by attending physician at the time - they don't send out for PCR tests and wait a few days to find out and then change the death certificates. Just not a thing around here.

Finally, I confirmed with them that tests are NOT very useful after death as they would only show if around time of death virus was still in the nose. That may not have too much relevance when people die from COVID complications when virus is not detectable there any longer. So that is another reason they are not bothering with testing.

Thanks for checking. This is why the CDC says it's reasonable to conclude Covid without a positive test and also why there are growing reports that the death rates are exaggerated.

This reminds me that I did not see your response to the question regarding you had said that "Testing is highly recommended by the CDC and most local areas require it now." I wanted to know how you know of that last part... I think you might have edited that part out though now - so perhaps you take that part back?

I had heard that all deaths, now require testing at the state/local areas. CDC guidance is a framework.Through a quick Google, I was unable to find any local guidance amendments in my area.

I'll keep looking when I have more time.

 

[Slavister]

Thanks for checking. This is why the CDC says it's reasonable to conclude Covid without a positive test and also why there are growing reports that the death rates are exaggerated.

It's not any more "reasonable" to conclude covid as any other cause they put on death certificate. There is no more lax justification for covid than any other cause. I understand that propagandists chose to imply that means the deaths are exaggerated but that does not make it true.

I had heard that all deaths, now require testing at the state/local areas. CDC guidance is a framework.Through a quick Google, I was unable to find any local guidance amendments in my area.

I'll keep looking when I have more time.

Sure, let me know if you find anything. I'd be very surprised.

P.S. You replied to part 2 of my reply but not part 1. Perhaps that was intentional. That's ok then.