Here’s who decides cause of death, how death certificates work – and whether a person died with or of COVID

<https://theconversation.com/heres-who-decides-cause-of-death-how-death-certificates-work-and-whether-a-person-died-with-or-of-covid-198401>

"COVID was Australia’s third leading cause of death (after heart disease and
dementia) in 2022. In a bad flu year we have about 1,200 influenza deaths. We
had more than 1,500 COVID deaths in just the first month of 2023. We need to
take COVID seriously. It is not like a cold or the flu. It is an exceptional
disease.

Because of the availability of vaccines and antivirals, there is no need for
panic or further lockdowns. But there is no room for complacency either.

The starting point in taking COVID seriously is ensuring policymakers and the
public have confidence in the data about who is getting sick and who is dying.
Without accurate data, there is no way to track the disease or work out how
best to contain it.

And a crucial part of this is ensuring people understand how death certificates
work and how death data are recorded."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics