Not every case of flu is tested or confirmed. Most are treated empirically. The quick swab in the ER for flu is basically worthless. I have many cases where the screening swab is negative and later testing confirms flu. This is the epidemic we should be worried about now . Whether the Chinese virus will turn out to be as bad time will tell.
I got the flu shot in Mid October.
And then go the flu 2 weeks ago. Not fun.
Took me 2 days until I could see my doctor, so Tamiflu didn’t shorten the life cycle of the flu much.
Even though the symptoms were not quite as bad as I have had it in the past.
So MAYBE the flu shot helped some. That is at least what they tell us.
I'm not talking about the total number of cases, but the number of hospitalizations. You're trying to tell me that the actual number of hospitalizations from the flu is 20x the actual number recorded? If there is hospitalization would that not entail the confirmatory testing for flu, which would then be in the recorded statistics?
So you're saying patients are being treated for the flu when they haven't positively been identified as even having the flu? Sounds like malpractice to me.