IF covid was listed as a cause of death or “died with covid” the hospital would get a large amount of money from the government.
IF a patient was put on a ventilator in the ICU they also received a certain amount of money from the US government.
The hospitals were in financial dire straights because they could NOT do their most PROFITABLE operations (ELECTIVE SURGERIES) during covid. So, getting paid for people dying with covid was a huge money maker for them.
I know a prominent Orthopedic Surgeon in the Boston area. He has two clinics. He had to shut both of them down. It was costing him about $25K/day.
Do you not recall that NO ONE died of INFLUENZA during covid. Yet, every year a million elderly people died from the flue. Which is why they suggest older people get a flue shot.
I know a lot of people in my industry in North America. Literally thousands. I know of one guy(who was extremely obese) that died of covid.
woodbutcher1963 wrote: “Do you not recall that NO ONE died of INFLUENZA during covid. Yet, every year a million elderly people died from the flue. Which is why they suggest older people get a flue shot.”
I also recall that masking, social distancing, stay at home, etc., are also extremely effective in combatting the flu.