Posted on 01/27/2018 8:35:55 PM PST by blam
We all know that this year’s flu season is bad. I have been pouring over numbers and reports over the past few days, and it’s actually even worse than we’re hearing about. Tens of thousands of Americans are dying. It’s now worse than the 2009 swine flu outbreak and is on track with the 2014-15 strain. And it’s not showing any signs of slowing down.
Despite this, the media is downplaying the severity of the flu and the government makes the statistics pretty difficult to find. Are they trying to avoid a panic? Do they know something we don’t?
Here’s what you need to know about why this year’s flu is so dangerous.
This Year’s Flu Strain Is More Deadly
The dominant Influenza strain this year is H3N2. This particular strain has a history of causing more hospitalizations and more deaths. According to the CDC:
In the past, H3N2-predominant seasons have been associated with more severe illness and higher mortality, especially in older people and young children, relative to H1N1- or B-predominant seasons. Between 1976 and 2007, for example, CDC estimates that an average of 28,909 people died from flu during H3N2 seasons, compared to 10,648 people during non-H3N2 predominant years.
That’s a difference of 18,261 adults each year. And that’s in a good year.
In addition to H3N2 producing a more serious infection in general, this year’s particular H3N2 influenza virus is particularly virulent. The number of deaths due to influenza or complications to the flu, such as pneumonia (a secondary bacterial infection following influenza), varies from year to year.
An August 27, 2010 MMWR report entitled “Thompson MG et al. Updated Estimates of Mortality Associated with Seasonal Influenza through the 2006-2007 Influenza Season. MMWR 2010; 59(33): 1057-1062.,” provided estimates of the range of flu-associated deaths
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Uh, no. That's not how it works. You need much higher percentages for there to be any actual benefit. Flu shots are mostly useful for the old and very young (who tend to have weakened immune systems. For healthy folk outside of extreme contamination zones (schools and hospitals), given the effectiveness of the typical flu shot, it's really a waste of time to get flu shots.
Your continued presence on this thread, where it is obvious, you're not wanted is proof of that.
If you have nothing positive to offer, just go away. By continuing, you're a further embarrassment to yourself.
I take one baby aspirin (81MG) daily. I've been taking 100mcg of vitamin K2-7 every other day....now, I'll begin taking 100 mcg of K2-7 daily with my 5,000IU summer, 10,000IU winter dose of vitamin D.
I eat lots of leafy vegetables.
Thanks, I think.
;)
Federal health officials warned Friday that this year's flu outbreak is more severe than any other since the 2009 swine flu pandemic, and that its intensity is still increasing.
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a phone call with reporters that the number of people experiencing flu-like symptoms is increasing. Hospitalizations for influenza are also rising.
What's more, flu activity has stayed at the same level nationwide for about three weeks, said Dr. Dan Jernigan, the director of the CDC’s Influenza Division. That sets it apart from many flu seasons, in which activity wanes in certain parts of the U.S.
"We often see different parts of the country 'light up' at different times, but for the past 3 weeks, the entire country has been experiencing lots of flu, all at the same time," he said.
The deaths of seven children from the flu were reported to the CDC this week, bringing the total number of child deaths this flu season to 37, CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald said.
Perhaps driving the latest increase in those reporting flu-like symptoms is the influx of kids returning to school after winter vacations, Jernigan said, pointing to a higher rate of flu cases in children.
The number of people who have gone to see a doctor for influenza-like illness also rose this week to 6.6 percent. That means that 6.6 percent of all people who went to clinics or emergency rooms had a flu-like illness.
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I’m thinking I need to up my D3 to 20,000iu in winter....the PNW is the pitts...I got something...5 days in bed, felt lousy, little fever, some coughing...added Oregano Oil and think that may have broken up what I had early...but, sheesh...and yes, I take K also...
Heh. But of course. For some reason my memory had an extra e in his name and your comment didn’t ring with Ancel.
Agreed.
Yep. States and cities believe that since this is called an epidemic they now have a free ride in suing pharmaceuticals. You know, those pharmas that provide pain relief for 99% of the people while 1% abuse them. These states and cities are a despicable lot.
Right on!
The flu last year went through our office like lightning.
Every single employee caught it. We were down to 1 or 2 people manning the place out of a dozen employees.
Well I’ve been drinking a glass of water with lemon juice and organic vinegar about every three days.....plus extra V-C.....so far so good!
I'm glad you are feeling better.
I have been here too long not to realize the gullible and uninformed are always around, even here. Yes, even here.
I’m sorry about your friend. Did your friend have underlying diseases?
Won't say the vaccine is useless but for some it seems to cause as many problems as it prevents - would be nice if they found a way to check immune systems and be able to determine who really benefits fro the vaccine and who might be compromised - blanket shooting up of so many viral derivatives over long periods gives me pause...
Especially Blue ones that are protecting ILLEGALS who bring in those ILLEGAL drugs that addicts OD on. 19 trips thru rehab and your still not clean? Gov run rehab is a dismal failure. Christian Based has a better success rate. Since the Gov turned all the mental nuts lose this has become a growing issue as they look to Illegal drugs to cope. That Schizo or Bi-Polar needs meds not street drugs, but they can’t be forced to take them.
“the mega D vitamin approach.”
How much did you take?
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