AUF1 on Covid death counts Levitt–Ioannidis analysis

Jun 17

AUF1 describes an analysis by Michael Levitt and John Ioannidis that reexamines U.S. death certificates using all listed causes. It says Covid-attributed deaths are up to two-thirds lower than under conventional classification, explains that official statistics select one underlying cause from multiple conditions, and attributes inflated Covid figures partly to WHO guidance. It asks how that method affected German and Austrian figures, noting that their statistics also select an underlying cause. The claim of overcounting and explanation of WHO's role remain the broadcaster's interpretation; the passage provides no recalculated German or Austrian total.

AUF1 describes an analysis by Michael Levitt and John Ioannidis reexamining U.S. death certificates using all listed causes. It says Covid-attributed deaths are up to two-thirds lower than under conventional classification and attributes inflated figures partly to WHO guidance. It asks about Germany and Austria without giving recalculated totals. The overcounting conclusion and WHO explanation remain AUF1's interpretation of cause-of-death attribution, not an independently established revision to actual deaths.