Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
by jjav on Thursday April 29, 2021 @06:01PM
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> That it wasn't predictable or obvious flu cases would go to near zero.
How could it not be predictable? I get the cold/flu when I or someone in the family is exposed to someone sick and it gets passed on.
If we're all staying in the house and not going anywhere for a year, by what mechanism could we possibly get sick? Seemed predictable to me.
In any case, it's been so awesome to not be sick in over a year. With elementary school kid, it used to be I was sick every few weeks all year long. Not looking forward to going back to that kind of normal.
Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
by fullshark on Thursday April 29, 2021 @06:37PM
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And yet I really don't remember any discussion at all about how flu season was going to be nonexistent this winter in the media. No discussion about how if we socially distance flu deaths would drop almost 97% (22000 -> 600).
I guess no one decided to write a news story about it cause it was so predictable, dog bites man and all.
Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
by awwaiid on Thursday April 29, 2021 @10:47PM
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I recall articles about it last September. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6937a6.htm
Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
by robertlagrant on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:47PM
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You're lumping the poster in with all the experts and novices. They're one person, saying one thing. You need a link to _them_ saying the opposite to substantiate your criticism of their statement.
Just tired of people using selective memories to pretend that the last year wasn't chaotic and full of many wrong predictions, from experts and novices alike. Some humility would be appreciated.