Given the recent controversy about death reporting in Florida, I want to draw attention to this 10/21 press release from @HealthyFla because NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
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alachuachronicle.com/florida-surgeo…
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alachuachronicle.com/florida-surgeo…
Excerpts:
"Today, Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, announced the Department of Health will conduct a more thorough review of all fatalities reported to the state...
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"Today, Florida’s Surgeon General, Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, announced the Department of Health will conduct a more thorough review of all fatalities reported to the state...
2/6
"Fatality data reported to the state consistently presents confusion and warrants a more rigorous review. Of the 95 fatalities reported to the state yesterday, 16 had more than a two-month separation between the time the individuals tested positive and passed away,...
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"and 11 of the deaths occurred more than a month ago.
"Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees said, 'During a pandemic, the public must be able to rely on accurate public health data to make informed decisions. To ensure the accuracy of COVID-19 related deaths,...
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"Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees said, 'During a pandemic, the public must be able to rely on accurate public health data to make informed decisions. To ensure the accuracy of COVID-19 related deaths,...
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the Department will be performing additional reviews of all deaths. Timely and accurate data remains a top priority of the Department of Health.'"
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The tweet below describes how it went after that was released. I was so excited at that press release because I thought it would lead to transparency. The opposite has happened.
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https://twitter.com/jhaskinscabrera/status/1333213781653118976?s=20
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