PERHAPS . . . now lets suppose the patient is widowed and lives alone. her only prexistings are profound diabetes and obesity - which go hand in hand. lets further add to this that those prexistings had been stable and well managed medically. lets make her mobile and completely self sufficient
prior to some trauma . . . something common to old folk. lets say that as the result of some LE fracture she's in an assisted living facility to recover . . . PT etc etc etc. add a wheel chair during that; add the lack of mobility due to same and her poor ability to ventilate associated with obesity and wheelchair confinement . . . ALL of those are GREAT REASONS to contract pneumonia. finally, add in the fact (as is typical with old folk) she had a FLU SHOT shortly prior to the trauma.
now recognize and more importantly ADMIT to youself - that
ALL of what we've given our hypothetical patient is EXCEEDINGLY COMMON in that population.
continuing now . . . with that history - lets
give her that pneumonia . . . what follows? here it is - admit to hospital thru the ER from the assisted living facility. recall the previously noted inability to manage her with dexametasone upstairs. add the FLU SHOT . . . add the financial incentives and a "positive" (or another very strong possibility - a FALSE positive covid test) she dies.
what caused her death?
WHO THE HELL REALLY KNOWS? but what we
DO KNOW and we know it with with 100% certainty is that the bean counters will make absolutely certain the death is reported as COVID by virtue of the financial incentives.
we can dance all night with this . . . OR . . . we can acknowledge that COVID is over hyped and manipulated for multiple previously noted reasons - primarily financial gain and CONTROL
please - I believe its your turn now