On the first day of the National Citizen’s Inquiry’s (NCI) stop in British Columbia, a statistician said that based on data from the province, COVID-19 was shown to be no more dangerous than the flu.
“With the number of people who died within the median age of death, it’s very unlikely that none of them had comorbidities,” William Munroe testified on Tuesday. “COVID-19 itself can be seen as more of an irritant at the end of life rather than life-threatening. Influenza, it can kill young and old. It’s no comparison.”
The NCI describes itself as a “citizen-led and citizen-funded initiative that is completely independent from government.” The inquiry is examining how the pandemic measures put in place by all levels of government impacted Canadians in the four categories of health, fundamental rights and freedoms, social well-being, and economic prosperity….