controversy wrote:
...noticed some questions about how serious the common flu is relative to Covid-19. This link at the CDC may be helpful -- it provides flu statics for the previous 10 years -- and might surprise you.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
You'll note that in 2017-2018 flu season October-March the CDS estimated...
45,000,000 US residents had the flu
21,000,000 visited a doctor
810,000 were hospitalized
61,000 died
Appears to have been much worse than Covid-19, so far --- AND there were immunizations and proven therapeutics available for this common flu. Don't remember any business shutdowns or shelter in place orders -- in fact, I don't recall the news media even mentioning it.
Last year, 20-18-2019, the numbers are...
35,520,883 US residents had the flu
16,520,350 visited a doctor
490,561 were hospitalized
34,157 died
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I think the problem with Covid-19 is who is dying rather than the number of people dying. My impression is that this disease wipes out young healthy people far more often than ordinary flu. Does anyone have any stats on this question?