Posted on 06/23/2021 8:33:16 PM PDT by algore
The coming flu season may be a doozy.
Even as coronavirus was devastating populations around the world, killing 3.7 million people globally, doctors and public health officials noticed something else was missing: There was almost no flu.
One child died from flu this year in the US. In 2019-2020, there were 199 flu-related deaths in children and 144 the season before that. Flu cases, usually counted in the tens of millions, only accounted for a few thousand this year in the US.
"Flu hasn't been anywhere, with the exception of some reasonable activity in western Africa," said Richard Webby, an influenza specialist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
"No one has seen it. That includes countries that have done lockdown. It includes countries that haven't done any lockdown. It includes countries that have done a good job controlling the pandemic. It includes countries that haven't done a good job," Webby told CNN.
It's not entirely clear why. Many experts believe that measures taken to help control coronavirus also prevented the spread of influenza. It's also possible that coronavirus somehow outcompeted or interfered with flu.
Either way, Webby and other experts think the lull in flu activity is only temporary. They worry that when influenza returns, likely this fall, it will be with a vengeance.
"The worst flu season we ever had may be coming," Webby said.
"When it comes back, it is going to be a doozy of a season," agreed Aubree Gordon, an epidemiologist who studies flu at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
One reason the coming influenza season is likely to be a bad one can be explained by human behavior. People tired of lockdowns
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Somehow I think they are right, Covid will kinda fade away, but flu season will be a bad one.
yep
“The Stupid, it burns!!”
For 18 months (or more) the health care bigwigs have dithered and delayed when they should have been building facilities to treat “surges” of viruses.
And power mad governors have abetted their misfeasance by crushing the population under draconian and unnecessary “lockdowns.”
wow they are already prepping to cover the future expected deaths from the covid shots
greasing the skids
The magic vaccines have severely weakened the immune systems of many of those who’ve been jabbed.
Big Brother is just preparing the proletariat for a “ bad flu season “.
That's everyone's concern. Hopefully that hypothesis is overblown and we won't reap the whirlwind when the next flu season hits.
People are rational on this forum for most part but antivax? That’s one thing I do not get.
Or it’s possible that diagnosed cases of coronavirus meant money from the government, and flu cases did not.
(What? I'm supposed to wait around for somebody to guess what type it is?)
Following the money almost always works
I get the feeling that they just release crap all the time to kill us.
Was my first thought, as well.
Now, suddenly, every death will be labeled....Flu.
Disgusting.
All while they made their millions off of these experimental shots....allowing Granny, and millions of others, to die because they prohibited PROVEN, EARLY and EFFECTIVE treatments.
Monsters.
It was like a bad cold, out of control runny nose, chest congestion but I got over it in about 3 weeks.
I haven't got the Covid vaccination nor will I ever get this experimental vaccine, but I will continue to get my annual flu shot, it's worked well for me.
You aren’t supposed to tell people that. They might start thinking for themselves.
Many experts believe that measures taken to help control coronavirus also prevented the spread of influenza. It’s also possible that coronavirus somehow outcompeted or interfered with flu.
Not enough eyerolls for this ^ malarkey.
yup
they are going to hide all the covax deaths as flu deaths
incredible
Truth.
Biggest CYA in history.
I can just see the ‘rona bugs duking it out with the real flu bugs.
WWE cage match style.
/offs!
😂
That’ll work!
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