Topic: Kelly Crowe

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Get Boris!
Episode 1417 1:35:56 - 1:39:12

1417: Get Boris!

2007 CBC Report, Flu Death Modeling

A 2007 investigative report by CBC's Kelly Crowe revealed that official flu death statistics in Canada are based on mathematical models rather than actual body counts. The report found that deaths from heart and lung disease are often categorized as "possible flu deaths" to encourage vaccine uptake. The hosts use this to illustrate long-standing issues with the veracity of public health data.