Just doing a quick search from state to state and it seems like influenza has essentially almost disappeared. It’s been a couple of months now that influenza numbers have declined. I also saw where Less than 1% of America’s population lives in long-term care facilities, but as of November 5, 2020, this tiny fraction of the country accounts for 40% of US COVID-19 deaths. What do you guys think is going on?
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Disappearance of Influenza
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idk maybe some combination of distancing, coronavirus disrupting it in some way, mask usage....hard to say. Definitely good news for our hospital capacity though. The US hit 496,000 covid hospitalizations for the year this week. The average flu year has roughly 496,000 hospitalizations as well, with 800,000 being on the higher end. If flu stays low, our hospitals, though strained, should be able to handle it. If not, it's going to be rough.
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I think he's also referring to the virtual disappearance of the flu in the southern hemisphere this past winter.
"In the Southern Hemisphere countries of Australia, Chile, and South Africa, only 33 influenza positive test results were detected among 60,031 specimens tested in Australia, 12 among 21,178 specimens tested in Chile, and six among 2,098 specimens tested in South Africa, for a total of 51 influenza positive specimens (0.06%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.04%–0.08%) among 83,307 tested in these three countries during April–July 2020 (weeks 14–31). In contrast, during April–July in 2017–2019, 24,512 specimens tested positive for influenza (13.7%, 95% CI = 13.6%–13.9%) among 178,690 tested in these three countries (Figure 2). "
Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic ...
After recognition of widespread community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by mid- to late February 2020, indicators of influenza activity ...
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Excellent point, thanks. I was confused by the “col.gov” tag.I think he's also referring to the virtual disappearance of the flu in the southern hemisphere this past winter.
"In the Southern Hemisphere countries of Australia, Chile, and South Africa, only 33 influenza positive test results were detected among 60,031 specimens tested in Australia, 12 among 21,178 specimens tested in Chile, and six among 2,098 specimens tested in South Africa, for a total of 51 influenza positive specimens (0.06%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.04%–0.08%) among 83,307 tested in these three countries during April–July 2020 (weeks 14–31). In contrast, during April–July in 2017–2019, 24,512 specimens tested positive for influenza (13.7%, 95% CI = 13.6%–13.9%) among 178,690 tested in these three countries (Figure 2). "
Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic ...
After recognition of widespread community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by mid- to late February 2020, indicators of influenza activity ...
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Excellent point, thanks.I think he's also referring to the virtual disappearance of the flu in the southern hemisphere this past winter.
"In the Southern Hemisphere countries of Australia, Chile, and South Africa, only 33 influenza positive test results were detected among 60,031 specimens tested in Australia, 12 among 21,178 specimens tested in Chile, and six among 2,098 specimens tested in South Africa, for a total of 51 influenza positive specimens (0.06%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.04%–0.08%) among 83,307 tested in these three countries during April–July 2020 (weeks 14–31). In contrast, during April–July in 2017–2019, 24,512 specimens tested positive for influenza (13.7%, 95% CI = 13.6%–13.9%) among 178,690 tested in these three countries (Figure 2). "
Decreased Influenza Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic ...
After recognition of widespread community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), by mid- to late February 2020, indicators of influenza activity ...
