[GoodLife]

“There is nothing from the CDC that I can trust,” Birx reportedly said, according to a report in the Washington Post.

Dr Birx already publicly admitted last month that CDC is telling states to code any death of an individual who tests positive for COVID-19 as a coronavirus death, even if it is not proven that the death was caused by COVID-19

Here's an example:

Colorado man dies from an astounding 0.55% blood alcohol level, State lists him as covid 19 death.

CO man dies from astounding 0.55 blood alcohol level, coronavirus listed as cause of death | Disrn

[TSO/ISPF]

CDC is obviously broken, as are many federal agencies. I wonder what has happened or is it government as usual. FUBAR.

[billethkid]

I personally would like to know more about the financial "benefits" that come with a death being declared virus caused.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by heims01

CDC is obviously broken, as are many federal agencies. I wonder what has happened or is it government as usual. FUBAR.

Somebody other than the scientist are running the agency...……...

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Somebody other than the scientist are running the agency...……...

Better tell Dr Birx that, since she was arguing with Dr Redfield, the guy that runs CDC, about the inflated numbers. CDC instructed Doctors to code anyone with a positive covid 19 test as death from the virus (just like the .55 alcohol death in OP), and if they suspected covid 19 without a positive test, code it covid 19.

[Velvet]

The numbers would have to have been inflated by 70% or so to keep the US from being the highest death cases in the world. Why stop at only 25%?
(The guy drinking might have been drinking due to anxiety over Covid, which would make it a Covid related death, in my opinion.)

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by Velvet

The numbers would have to have been inflated by 70% or so to keep the US from being the highest death cases in the world. Why stop at only 25%?
(The guy drinking might have been drinking due to anxiety over Covid, which would make it a Covid related death, in my opinion.)

So if I die from reading loony covid posts that would count too?

[Velvet]

Yep, and the guy shot for leaving his house without a mask too should be counted as Covid related. Otherwise, he’d still be alive.

And remember what we thought when China “changed their method” of counting deaths (because they were too high)?

[mamamia54]

Originally Posted by billethkid

I personally would like to know more about the financial "benefits" that come with a death being declared virus caused.

I was told hospitals that list covid as cause of death receive $13,000 from Medicare for each death. Good reason to just say covid for everyone even if they had a heart attack. The only exception to the rule is nursing homes who will say everything else but covid. Afraid we will know how many are really dying in them. So when they die of covid the death certificate attributes it to a heart attack. This is the case with my friends mom.

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by mamamia54

I was told hospitals that list covid as cause of death receive $13,000 from Medicare for each death. Good reason to just say covid for everyone even if they had a heart attack. The only exception to the rule is nursing homes who will say everything else but covid. Afraid we will know how many are really dying in them. So when they die of covid the death certificate attributes it to a heart attack. This is the case with my friends mom.

That sounds like the hospitals are rewarded for each Covid patient who dies, and not for the ones they save? That’s a strange way to fund hospitals. Where do they do that?

[billethkid]

Just google it....there are many accounts like this one

Fact check: Medicare pays hospitals more money for COVID-19 patients

[Lindsyburnsy]

A Fox News Conspiracy—Are Coronavirus Death Numbers Inflated?—Attacked By Fauci, Birx

[argos5usa]

Originally Posted by GoodLife

So if I die from reading loony covid posts that would count too?

Best line of the day...Thank you.

[DecaturFargo]

Unfortunately, she has become a "yes" person. Not much respect for her.

[youngerday]

Yep. they make money from the government when they say Covid