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CDC does not reduce COVID-19-related mortality
The post that received hundreds of thousands of shares online was based on a regularly updated CDC data table showing the underlying status of people who died at COVID-19. This condition included high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, as well as problems caused by COVID-19 itself, such as respiratory failure and pneumonia.
The CDC data table is based on an analysis of death certificates due to COVID-19. For 6% of deaths, the CDC points out that only COVID-19 was the cause.
The other 94% list COVID-19 and other conditions together. On average, of these deaths, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes of death per death, according to the Department of Public Health.
According to the CDC, as of August 26, the death toll for COVID-19 was 161,332. Weekend social media users posted old screenshots of data showing 153,504 deaths. The post uses a figure of 6% to claim that the death toll in the United States is much lower at 9,210.
“The CDC pedaled (quietly) back and adjusted COVID deaths in the US from 153,504 to 9,210. According to a post posted Monday on Facebook, their numbers were very (implicit), They admit they are 94% apart.”
But such claims misrepresent the data. Deaths are not excluded from the COVID-19 counts because the person is obese or has diabetes or dementia. Those with heart problems can still be killed by COVID-19, and death certificates can mention that both contribute.
According to experts, it’s not surprising that the few people who died of COVID-19 did not have the underlying condition listed on their death certificate. It is rare that there are no multiple medical problems at the time of death.
“The underlying cause of death is the beginning of a series of events that ultimately lead to human death,” said Dr. Robert Anderson, who oversees the CDC’s statistical study of death. “92% of all deaths that mention COVID-19 have COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause of death.”
Also, the death certificate should list the contributing causes and conditions, but past research has shown that the document is not complete. Doctors may not know or identify all the reasons behind a particular death.
More importantly, CDC numbers show what healthcare professionals have said since the outbreak of the pandemic. That is, the virus tends to more seriously affect people with the underlying disorder.
For example, people died of diabetes rather than diabetes, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University.
“Without the COVID virus infection, these people would still be alive today,” he said. “Yes, they do contribute to underlying chronic health factors, but it was the COVID virus that killed them.”
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