Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-11 15:02:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9FDDE540DCCD535605AA71C4599DF5FE6BFC2AC70C0ACBDBD7B426914373935E
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Original Note:
A SARS-CoV-2 test alone is not sufficient for a clinical Covid diagnosis. There are 1,000s of NON-COVID deaths with a positive result ONS: https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/qualityofmortalitydataduringthecoronaviruspandemicenglandandwales/2020/badee375&format=xls 83% of 213,130 Covid deaths in England & Wales have it as the underlying cause of death. Not due to anvils falling off buildings. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales
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