Covid vs Influenza
I have come to the conclusion that comparing the flu to COVID19 is like comparing apples to oranges. The one similarity is lung infection. Just a simple search on the Texas Department of Health web site will lead yo to the same conclusion. Search influenza in Texas.
The way COVID data is reported is virtually impossible to compare to the way flu & pneumonia are reported.
Case counts
Covid - all positive tests are reported, even if the person is asymptomatic.
Flu & Pneumonia - only positive tests from hospital labs are reported. Which means, positive tests from regular doctor's offices are not reported. And, most people who get the flu do not even go to the doc. (At least I never did.)
Deaths
Covid - if the patient has Covid, even if they had underlying terminal conditions (co-morbalities), they are counted as a Covid death.
Flu & pneumonia - only people whose primary cause of death is flu get reported as a cause of death.
So for anyone to say flu outnumbers Covid or vice versa, is like someone saying a house boat is more stable than a site built home. It is if there is a flood.
The other thing is, the more errors or intentional mis-reporting by states and the CDC, the less credibility they have in responding to this so called pandemic. They totally dropped all credibility and respect when they are constantly adjusting figures. The latest one for me was the young man in Florida who died in a horrific motorcycle accident and tested positive post morbidity for C19. The medical director who reported it as a Covid death said, "well we talked about it at the administrative meeting and who is to say the wreck wasn't caused by Covid." what the double L ??
The way COVID data is reported is virtually impossible to compare to the way flu & pneumonia are reported.
Case counts
Covid - all positive tests are reported, even if the person is asymptomatic.
Flu & Pneumonia - only positive tests from hospital labs are reported. Which means, positive tests from regular doctor's offices are not reported. And, most people who get the flu do not even go to the doc. (At least I never did.)
Deaths
Covid - if the patient has Covid, even if they had underlying terminal conditions (co-morbalities), they are counted as a Covid death.
Flu & pneumonia - only people whose primary cause of death is flu get reported as a cause of death.
So for anyone to say flu outnumbers Covid or vice versa, is like someone saying a house boat is more stable than a site built home. It is if there is a flood.
The other thing is, the more errors or intentional mis-reporting by states and the CDC, the less credibility they have in responding to this so called pandemic. They totally dropped all credibility and respect when they are constantly adjusting figures. The latest one for me was the young man in Florida who died in a horrific motorcycle accident and tested positive post morbidity for C19. The medical director who reported it as a Covid death said, "well we talked about it at the administrative meeting and who is to say the wreck wasn't caused by Covid." what the double L ??
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