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How the CDC Juices Its Numbers to Create Massive COVID-19 Death Counts

As the reported numbers of COVID-19 deaths swell across the U.S., one thing media is omitting in their reports is an explanation of how the CDC is tabulating these deaths. For example, even if COVID-19 wasn’t THE underlying cause of death, or even the proximate cause of death, CDC guidelines require that it be coded as a COVID-19 death. This means as long as it’s listed as a contributor, COVID-19 becomes THE cause of death on a death certificate. This applies even if the person had...