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To: The Fop
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2019-2020 U.S. Flu Season: Preliminary Burden Estimates

13 posted on 06/21/2020 12:02:02 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: semimojo

I see the data for flu is only taken during the season ending in early April.... if you come down with it or die after that you don’t count. Meanwhile the data for Covid 19 apparently has no date limit since it’s new and they haven’t determined its seasonality yet, and efforts to flatten the curve could have altered it.


16 posted on 06/21/2020 12:10:34 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: semimojo

Dont forget the lower flu death could be tied to the fact that people are physical distancing and not working or getting into crowds. During SARS era flu deaths in japan dropped. Ostensibly due to decreased activity and masks.


38 posted on 06/21/2020 1:46:34 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: semimojo
Here is the money quote from your link:

How does the number of flu hospitalizations estimated so far this season compare with previous end-of-season hospitalization estimates?

The number of hospitalizations estimated so far this season is lower than end-of-season total hospitalization estimates for any season since CDC began making these estimates.

In other words, regular seasonal flu deaths are being counted as Kung-Flu deaths this year to make the "pandemic" scarier.

46 posted on 06/21/2020 3:21:21 PM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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