Thread by @kylamb8

The clip that went viral today by @CDCDirector was specifically referring to a new MMWR report showing 78% of vaccinated deaths with COVID-19 had at least four risk factors. Walensky referred to them by their analogous term "comorbidities."

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realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/01/…

This study from Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report, calls them by risk factors. But all risk factors are also labeled as comorbidities when they are believed to have contributed to death.

Comorbidities can mean existing conditions and specific causes

cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

So a comorbidity can be an existing risk factor (like heart disease) or a condition brought on by disease (like pneumonia). When Walensky says 4+ comorbidities, she was referring to a combination of the two.

But this is not unique to vaccinated individuals.

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All COVID-19 deaths in total have an "average" of four or more comorbidities.

See table no. 3

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cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr…

So while the video making the rounds today was not technically referencing all COVID-19 deaths, the difference is 4+ in 78% of vaccinated deaths in one study versus an average of 4+ in all COVID-19 deaths regardless of vaccine status.

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See also: Don't forget this CDC study from early 2020 where 90% of hospitalizations had at least one underlying health condition (which would be comorbidity if resulting in death).

cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/6…

A later, larger study found 94+ percent had at least one underlying health condition. The presence of more conditions was associated with higher risk of severe outcomes.

cdc.gov/pcd/issues/202…

Nearly two thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations may have been prevented if not for one of four major underlying health conditions according to a study published by the Journal of the American Heart Association.

nih.gov/news-events/ni…

A study of hospitalizations from a claims database found the odds ratio of death increased greatly with more underlying health conditions. People with 3 or more conditions were 3.5x likelier to die during hospitalization.

jheor.org/article/17331-…

A graph published in October by the CDC:

cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…

Study: one or two comorbidities had a 115% greater risk of death, while three or more was associated with a 200% greater risk.

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

All of this to say, the older and/or unhealthier a person is, the more at-risk they are from COVID-19. This is not unique to people dying that are vaccinated. It's true for everyone. Anyone pushing this narrative is behind dishonest about what we already know.

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