FEAR MONGERING
Do we have quarantines for the common cold?
Do we have quarantines for pneumonia? 50,000 deaths per year, 5% death rate of infected people.
“CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., highest death toll in 40 years”
Don’t be fooled by stats. This number probably INCLUDES the 50,000 deaths from plain old pneumonia.
CDC.gov was not helpful.
CDC does not count how many people die from flu each year.
This system tracks the proportion of death certificates processed that list PNEUMONIA OR influenza
(CDC) does not provide an exact number of how many people died from flu
https://www.statnews.com/2018/09/26/cdc-us-flu-deaths-winter/
“CDC does not count how many people die from flu each year. Unlike flu deaths in children, flu deaths in adults are not nationally reportable. However, CDC uses mortality data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics to monitor relative levels of flu-associated deaths. This system tracks the proportion of death certificates processed that list pneumonia or influenza as the underlying or contributing cause of death of the total deaths reported. This system provides an overall indication of whether flu-associated deaths are elevated, but does not provide an exact number of how many people died from flu.”
https://www.statnews.com/2018/09/26/cdc-us-flu-deaths-winter/
Don’t get caught up in the HYPE!