[mtrott]

Yes, no doubt we currently have excess deaths, relative to prior years. But I wonder how many of these are what I would call “pre-loaded” deaths. By that I mean, how many of these deaths, which are overwhelmingly of quite old people, would have occurred withing the next few months anyway? It seems to me that at some point, the virus is going to start running out of the most vulnerable population to kill.

Also, how many of those who have succumbed to covid would have also perished from the flu this winter? It’s interesting that we are not hearing anything at all about the flu this winter. Has the flu just gone away? Do you know what is going on with the flu this season? I haven’t heard anything from the local TV reports.

[TexasGator]

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm

[2aProtectsTheRest]

Flu season doesn't typically pick up until December anyway. Each year is a little different.

We currently have 3 CBSAs with a "high" level of flu activity and 14 with "moderate" levels. See here