<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I'm seeking some advise on a discussion outside of CABAL.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Someone wrote to me that COVID-19 is much over hyped.<br></div><div><br></div><div>>the CDC just gave a revised death rate. 6% of the prior number. the other 94% of the deaths were due to on average 2.5 co-morbidities, <br></div><div>>and those people would have died the next time they caught a cold or flu.</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I tried to find the CDC info, recognizing that lately the CDC has sacrificed it's once sterling reputation for science to appease certain politicians. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">My acquaintance pointed me to <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm</a> <br></div><br><div>>Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving <br></div><div>>coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths <br></div><div>>with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death. <br></div><div>>The number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups. <br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I fail to see that someone with preexisting health problems, will necessarily die from a cold or influenza. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Comments?<br></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></div></body></html>