evidence: CLAIM: A new study found that ventilators were responsible for nearly all COVID-19 patient deaths. [...] "Official Report: Ventilators Killed Nearly ALL COVID Patients," reads a headline that has racked up tens of thousands of likes and shares. [...] Ventilator-associated pneumonia, as it’s called, is a known issue in the field, and not COVID-19 specific: A patient’s lungs aren’t operating normally, Singer said, and a tube in the windpipe presents an opening for bacteria.