Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-07-09 12:51:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BC99D99E1552463A7DA68ADF6B136502921A9DB4B6FEA2132CFCF6AD48F9D67B
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The reference was a non-peer reviewed letter, not a “report”. 186K is an extrapolation of future indirect deaths based on a 4X multiplier of current estimated deaths. It does not represent the current death toll. One of the authors said the figure is “purely illustrative” https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext
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