Covid has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu

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Actually no.

PCR tests will test positive for:

• COVID (maybe)

• Common colds caused by Coronavirus

• Common colds caused by Adenovirus

• Common colds caused by Rhinovirus

• Influenze A

• Influenza B

• "Dead" viral fragments of ANY of the above viruses

So the counts of cases and causes of death based on PCR testing are utterly garbage and grossly in numeric error.

This is well known by CDC and FDA. Which is why there is an RFP for new testing to replace all current COVID PCR-based testing technology/kits!

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/07-21-2021-lab-alert...

This is also the reason why "flu" and "colds" disappeared in 2020. No we didn't magical cure them - they are entirely miscounted as COVID cases.

This is misinformation, the links you provide do not support your claim. They refer to a problem with the original CDC developed test (which also was well publicized at the time) and recommend switching to another test. Your second link provides a list of at least 100 suitable alternatives with accuracy data.

So as a percentage it would be quite a bit lower.

What a relief to the affected families.

Looking at population numbers is different than looking at individual tragedies.

I don't think the affected families care anything about the 1918 flu either. So maybe that's off topic?

Congratulations, you encapsulated my feelings about parent.

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