Two main errors there. Firstly, the previous pandemic death tolls were ESTIMATED using EXCESS MORTALITY and pneumonia diagnoses (among other things). Comparing them with confirmed COVID-19 fatalities makes no sense
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Just one tiny example - most corticosteroids were only invented in the early 60s, and certainly not widely used in '57. How many people would've lived in that year if they had had access to such a treatment?
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That's simply not true - it varies by country, of course, but generally speaking COVID-19 deaths are well recorded in the west, or are an underestimate (i.e. U.S.). This is demonstrable fact
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