https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
AA lot of good information, and the news last night told me NONE of this; the entire story was about how butt-hurt they were that they couldn’t video the thing and put up the worst 10-second clips on the news to scare people more.
if anyone wants hand sanitizer that you cant find anywhere there is one source to try.
Bath and body works. Apparently they dont sell the big sizes anymore but they have the pocket sizes. This is not economically feasible for lots of uses..but if you want something to use you can try there. They are able to keep them in stock. Dont know how strong they are
During the 2018–2019 season, 136 deaths in children with laboratory–confirmed influenza virus infection were reported in the United States8.
However, influenza-associated pediatric deaths are likely under-reported as not all children whose death was related to an influenza virus infection may have been tested for influenza9,10.
By combining data on hospitalization rates, influenza testing practices, and the frequency of death in and out of the hospital from death certificates, we estimate that there were approximately 480 deaths associated with influenza in children during 2018–2019.
Our estimates of hospitalizations and mortality associated with the 2018–2019 influenza season continue to demonstrate how serious influenza virus infection can be. We estimate, overall, there were 490,600 hospitalizations and 34,200 deaths during the 2018–2019 season. More than 46,000 hospitalizations occurred in children (aged <18 years); however, 57% of hospitalizations occurred in older adults aged ≥65 years.
Older adults also accounted for 75% of influenza-associated deaths, highlighting that older adults are particularly vulnerable to severe outcomes resulting from an influenza virus infection. An estimated 8,100 deaths occurred among working age adults (aged 18–64 years), an age group that often has low influenza vaccination uptake11.
Conclusion
CDC estimates that influenza was associated with more than 35.5 million illnesses, more than 16.5 million medical visits, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths during the 2018–2019 influenza season. This burden was similar to estimated burden during the 2012–2013 influenza season1. "
"Typically strikes those over 65 in larger proportion and kills that same demographic in disproportionately higher numbers than other demo's due to the likely hood they have pre-existing underlying conditions which are complicated by any flu or cold..."
Again my thanks for this transcript!