*Lest we forget, or didn't know: * *In Italy, back in late May, there was—as there is now—an off-script * *observation on **the **actual COVID-19 death rate, followed **by some * *corrective **"fact-checking." *
*Then as now, the "fact-checking" was beside the point, which was* *(and is) that, whatever the actual number of those killed by COVID-19,* *the advanced age and serious comorbidities of the deceased meant* *that the catastrophic national lockdown was completely groundless.* *Those vulnerable populations, and they alone, should have been * *quarantined.* *An example of the "fact-checking" back then: * *https://fullfact.org/health/sgarbi-coronavirus/ <https://fullfact.org/health/sgarbi-coronavirus/> * *MCM* Italy Says 96% of Virus Fatalities Suffered From Other IllnessesBy Tommaso Ebhardt <https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AGx9I9uf5QM/tommaso-ebhardt> and Marco Bertacche <https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AFNdMg9QDak/marco-bertacche> May 26, 2020, 7:11 AM EDT - Virus killing mostly older Italians with previous conditions - Only 1.1% of fatalities were under 50, with average age of 80 *https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-05-26/italy-says-96-of-virus-fatalities-suffered-from-other-illnesses* <https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-05-26/italy-says-96-of-virus-fatalities-suffered-from-other-illnesses> --- Support News from Underground: http://bit.ly/NFUSupport You received this email because you are subscribed to News from Underground. To unsubscribe from this email list, please go to: http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=pIdjNUgiG2h8yxbhC54SSy4SEskAoEMs
