Seems the data does not support the narrative. This years flu season to tracking to be considerably milder then last years.
Flu season in the United States typically begins in the fall and lasts through the spring, with activity peaking between December and February
The CDC estimates that there have been at least 5.3 million illnesses, 63,000 hospitalizations, and 2,700 deaths from flu so far this season. Last year there were 470,000 hospitalizations and 28,000 deaths last year from the flu.
There is a
SEASONAL DIMENSION to virus’ and death.
The majority of deaths in most countries can be attributed to causes that feature a distinct seasonal pattern. The figure depicts the relative monthly frequencies of nine selected causes of death in the United States for women and men combined for the years 1959–2014. The reported number of counts in parentheses in the title of each panel is the actual number of deaths.
Viruses gonna virus. Even non-viruses gonna non-virus.
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