There It Is: CDC Equates Coronavirus Hospitalizations to Seasonal Flu and Finally Admits It’s MUCH LESS Dangerous for Children

Gateway Pundit ^ | 05/02/2020 | Jim Hoft

[SeekAndFind]

In late February, nearly a month after Presient Trump banned travel from China to the United States in January, the CDC terrorized Americans by claiming the Wuhan coronavirus had a mortality rate of 2.3% at its epicenter.

The CDC compared the coronavirus mortality rate of 2.3% to the seasonal flu mortality rate of 0.1%.

Two weeks later WHO leader, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, sparked a global panic when he claimed the COVID-19 had a 3.4% mortality rate and then compared that number to the annual estimated seasonal flu mortality rate of 0.1%.

These irresponsible and completely inaccurate statements led to the greatest economic crash since the Great Depression.

30 million Americans are currently unemployed due to the crisis and the number is growing each week.

On Friday the CDC equated the Wuhan coronavirus to the seasonal flu.

The COVID-19 hospitalization rates are “similar to” those in the 65 and older category during “recent high severity influenza seasons.”

And the COVID-19 hospitalizations for children 17 and under is MUCH LOWER than the seasonal flu hospitalization rates during recent influenza seasons.

The COVID-19 is LESS DANGEROUS to children than a typical influenza!

CDC equates covid19 & flu, 5/1/20: covid19 hospitalization rates are "similar to" those in >65 yo's during “recent high severity influenza seasons” & for children (0-17) "much lower than flu hosp rates during recent influenza seasons” (h/t @ElonBachman) https://t.co/8sAdxRPlK6 pic.twitter.com/G2RGnNCZU6

— Andrew Bostom (@andrewbostom) May 2, 2020

And just think — We destroyed out economy for this!

[JeanLM]

You’re dividing deathe by reported cases to get 7.3 %. We don’t know how many cases there really are just like we don’t know how many cases of seasonal flu there are every year. Those numbers are estimates. What worldometer is reporting is treated cases. Most cases aren’t treated. When this is unraveled it will be a typical flu that kills old people more than young.

[kaehurowing]

Yes, the death rate is MUCH higher than we are being told.

[proud2beconservativeinNJ]

You just posted a very inaccurate mortality rate. With increased testing we are seeing a continued lowering of the mortality rate in the United States and it is much lower than the range that had been predicted.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That is called wry or sardonic humor, Mr. Declaration.

Your humor detector needs an adjustment. cmj329 got it.

[madrastex]

I miss the NHL!!

[Grampa Dave]

You need to checkout your recent head injury!

[meyer]

The CDC and WHO failed America and the world, but they served the DNC and the ChiComs quite well.

[faithhopecharity]

agreed! much of the old line press has been just AWFUL and very irresponsible

very irresponsible, misleading people concerning their health care.... just to advance the papers’ political agendas

awful

[Mr Rogers]

“Yes, the death rate is MUCH higher than we are being told.”

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[amorphous]

Yes they have. And sent millions of US dollars to them in servitude as well.

[Nifster]

Well duh

[bitt]

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[JPJones]

“I think one thing maybe we can ALL agree on, and that is a FACT that the CDC failed America. “

Understatement of the Year Award!

One lesson we can ALL learn from this:

Experts don’t know shiite.

[magna carta]

I know...she was actually looking forward to going to work again. She was shocked at getting a check without working. Her flat is a bit cooped up too.
I have faith things will improve.

[fortheDeclaration]

Why not shoot for 10%? None of the numbers that are being given can be trusted! Where are the 2 million dead, the 200,000 dead?

[fortheDeclaration]

Probably are of the above

[fortheDeclaration]

Sorry if I missed it, I thought he was serious.

[daniel1212]

As worldometers itself states ,

At present, it is tempting to estimate the case fatality rate by dividing the number of known deaths by the number of confirmed cases. The resulting number, however, does not represent the true case fatality rate and might be off by orders of magnitude [...] A precise estimate of the case fatality rate is therefore impossible at present.

And also, ,

Following new CDC guidelines: "As of April 14, 2020, CDC case counts and death counts include both confirmed and probable cases and deaths. This change was made to reflect an interim COVID-19 position statement issued by the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists on April 5, 2020. The position statement included a case definition and made COVID-19 a nationally notifiable disease.

A confirmed case or death is defined by meeting confirmatory laboratory evidence for COVID-19. A probable case or death is defined by i) meeting clinical criteria AND epidemiologic evidence with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19; or ii) meeting presumptive laboratory evidence AND either clinical criteria OR epidemiologic evidence; or iii) meeting vital records criteria with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID19" [source]

This change is a further example of one of the many reasons why the label "confirmed cases" (used by some to designate total cases) is incorrect (see definitions for more details). The US CDC (and Worldometer) has always used the label "Total Cases." Canada is another example where the "total number includes publicly reported confirmed and probable cases [source]

On April 14, New York City reported 3,778 additional deaths that have occurred since March 11 and have been classified as "probable," defined as follows: “decedent [...] had no known positive laboratory test for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) but the death certificate lists as a cause of death “COVID-19” or an equivalent" [source]. 

[DoughtyOne]

It's not the flu dammit!

Had to sneak that in, because that's what was typed to me by
furious people for saying the same thing in March.

[DoughtyOne]

WoM is right in that first statement.

We will never know how many people actually had the disease.

How do you equate an accurate mortality rate?