Would be more accurate too since the different ways to attribute deaths to covid really pollutes the data. For instance, in some places, they literally went with "any death within N amount of days after a positive covid test" (N usually being around 28 days) no matter what the reason was.
The creates an inflated number that was convenient for politicians/health orgs to drive whichever policy they desired. Data was usually massaged to justify pre decided policy, not the other way around (common occurrence in economics/politics and think tanks).
The proverbial “motorcycle accident 3 weeks after fully recovering from covid” was particularly maddening when used to justify virtually unlimited powers. More credibility was lost than compliance was gained, I guarantee you.
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Would be more accurate too since the different ways to attribute deaths to covid really pollutes the data. For instance, in some places, they literally went with "any death within N amount of days after a positive covid test" (N usually being around 28 days) no matter what the reason was.
The creates an inflated number that was convenient for politicians/health orgs to drive whichever policy they desired. Data was usually massaged to justify pre decided policy, not the other way around (common occurrence in economics/politics and think tanks).
The proverbial “motorcycle accident 3 weeks after fully recovering from covid” was particularly maddening when used to justify virtually unlimited powers. More credibility was lost than compliance was gained, I guarantee you.