It's been a while since we last highlighted the difference between Covid-19 'case' numbers (and by extension this means also hospitalisation numbers and death numbers) and actual Covid-19 illness. The NHS pathways coronavirus triages website (see https://digital.nhs.uk/dashboards/nhs-pathways)
Feb 15, 2023·edited Feb 15, 2023Liked by Norman Fenton
One of the most significant errors of the pandemic response was to change the definition of "case" of infection. Always before the pandemic a case of such a condition was an individual with symptoms who tested positive. During the emergency it became any individual testing positive (using the highly sensitive PCR test). You provide evidence that the high numbers of "cases" (in the second wave and third wave) were a fiction based on this mistake.
My uncertainty is was this "cockup" or conspiracy. Either way it's a major scandal.
One of the most significant errors of the pandemic response was to change the definition of "case" of infection. Always before the pandemic a case of such a condition was an individual with symptoms who tested positive. During the emergency it became any individual testing positive (using the highly sensitive PCR test). You provide evidence that the high numbers of "cases" (in the second wave and third wave) were a fiction based on this mistake.
My uncertainty is was this "cockup" or conspiracy. Either way it's a major scandal.