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Re:Covid-19: Do many people have pre-existing immunity? by mikem170 on Thursday September 17, 2020 @02:02PM (#24507872)
"The southern hemisphere skipped flu season in 2020, Efforts to stop covid-19 have had at least one welcome side-effect"

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/12/the-sout...

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Re:Covid-19: Do many people have pre-existing immunity? by Klinky on Thursday September 17, 2020 @02:15PM (#24508066)
My point to jaywalk was that combined COVID-19 + severe flu w/o mitigations like a lockdown, could be catastrophic. Their post was anti-lockdown comparing COVID-19 to flu.

I am not surprised that measures to avoid COVID-19 also reduces the spread of flu.

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Re:Covid-19: Do many people have pre-existing immunity? by guenthert on Thursday September 17, 2020 @04:07PM (#24509324)
I wonder whether skipping flu season is alike fire suppression in forests. When, not if, it eventually burns, it'll be that much more devastating.
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