The CDC does not count flu and common cold deaths the same way it counts C-19.
55% of C-19 deaths are caused by pneumonia or ARDS.
However, the CDC counts 100% of those deaths as C-19 deaths.
At least 100,000 Americans die each year from pneumonia and ARDS caused by the flu and common colds.
Almost NONE of those deaths are counted as flu or common cold deaths.
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