“80,000 Americans died of the flu during the winter of 2017-2018 and nobody batted an eyelash...”
Source of that number? Thx.
Of those that died, what percentage died from the flu ONLY, with no comorbidity factors?
The NJ family that got hit had an old Grandma and they look mostly all overweight. Were those that died smokers?
RE: Source of that number? Thx.
This is what I found:
https://www.health.com/condition/cold-flu-sinus/how-many-people-die-of-the-flu-every-year
(EXCERPT)
So how do these numbers compare to flu deaths in previous years? So far, it looks like the 2019-2020 death toll won’t be as high as it was in the 2017-2018 season, when 61,000 deaths were linked to the virus. However, it could equal or surpass the 2018-2019 season’s 34,200 flu-related deaths.
Overall, the CDC estimates that 12,000 and 61,000 deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the flu kills 290,000 to 650,000 people per year.
The annual death rate depends on the specific strain of the virus that is dominant, how well the vaccine is working to protect against that strain, and how many people got vaccinated, says Dr. Adalja. The flu is harder to fight off for specific populations, such as infants and young children, the elderly, and people who are immunocompromised due to chronic illnesses such as HIV or cancer.