Posted on 01/11/2021 2:19:31 PM PST by Vendome
While COVID-19 numbers continue to skyrocket, one South Bay statistic pertaining to another virus is surprising experts in the best possible way.
So far this season, there has been only one reported case of the flu in Santa Clara County. Experts credit COVID-19 precautions for the drop.
The county's official flu numbers — logged after emergency room or doctor visits in which lab results come back positive — fluctuate every year, from the mid 40s to the mid 70s and sometimes as high as the mid 200s. But to date, the only flu case this season was recorded in October.
"Right now, there’s no reported flu cases in our county," Assistant Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Elsa Villarino said. "And we do surveillance. We look for those all the time."
Villarino said the precautions people are taking for the coronavirus might be the reason.
“Well, people are washing their hands, more masking, so that has the effect also," Chris Russell, who got the flu shot, said.
Doctors said the flu is not as contagious as the coronavirus, so the hygiene, social distancing and masking are making a difference.
Villarino said this season what people normally think of as flu symptoms, like muscle aches, cough and fever, are more likely to be something else.
"This could be COVID. It probably is COVID right now," Villarino said.
They literally say everything is Covid or CCP-19
So since the flu has virtually been eradicated, I guess that means I don’t have to get the flu shot anymore.
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This years flu season is very mild because everyone is wearing masks.
This years Covid season is particularly nasty because no one is wearing masks.
“What a bunch of happy ass horse shit. They literally say everything is Covid or CCP-19.”
Yup.
Covid is a LIE, it is a HOAX, it is the FLU!!
Economically not having the flu around would be huge, but the flu probably wont go away forever.
Covid vacccines will be included in every subsequent flu shot
From the article:
“Experts credit COVID-19 precautions for the drop.”
This will be used to justify lockdowns for the rest of our natural lives....
Trump cured the common cold and Flu! Thank you Mr. President!
Flu cases don’t bring in the cash like COVID cases.
The medical profession is as corrupt as Congress.
And both think we’re idiots.
The “cold & flu” season was cancelled! /s
Not to despair. Flu will make a comeback at noon on January 20 2021, and covid cases will make a miraculous desent.
The flu died in February of last year. Check the CDC website.. Dropped like a rock.......
Cha Ching.........
I’m sure it’s a combination of a couple of things:
-Flu cases being reported as COVID to keep the numbers up.
-Flu deaths being reported as COVID to keep the numbers up.
-People with symptoms of the flu who refuse to be seen out of fear of being diagnosed with COVID and having to quarantine.
Also, maybe an attempt to downplay the flu compared to COVID since flu symptoms appear to be more common.
201 deaths to all influenza/pneumonia 2015-2017 average
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/CDPH%20Document%20Library/ICS_SANTA%20CLARA2019.pdf
ROFL
MAO
If that's the case, I won't be getting a flu shot.
Nope it won’t happen. This is one crisis they’ll never let go to waste...nor let it end!
they’re all being counted as Covid (a similar virus with similar symptoms for most people, as it happens)
There was an article a while back saying that the term and make-up of “caronavirus” includes other strains or types, with flu being one of them. Is it possible that someone with flu could test positive for Covid-19???
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