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DeminPennswoods

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1. That flu epidemic killed between
Thu May 28, 2020, 04:28 AM
May 2020

60,000 to 80,000 people in the US according to the CDC.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/26/health/flu-deaths-2017--2018-cdc-bn/index.html


It's possible in some more lightly populated states, it could have produced more deaths than covid19 to date.

That flu epidemic killed between DeminPennswoods May 2020 #1
The CDC numbers are for all respiratory deaths. Including flu and pneumonia. Squinch May 2020 #7
These numbers are for the 2017-18 flu epidemic DeminPennswoods May 2020 #35
The most actual counted flu deaths is around 15,000 NutmegYankee May 2020 #33
Exactly, 3,448 to 15,620 is the accurate annual flu count range. See this OP: Alex4Martinez May 2020 #34
Read this article to him intrepidity May 2020 #2
Not just apples to oranges, it's 8 month flu season vs just a couple months covid season so far Cicada May 2020 #6
The article describes a far more fundamental problem with the Squinch May 2020 #15
You are correct. But the comparison fails for an additional reason also. Cicada May 2020 #19
Yes. Definitely. Squinch May 2020 #30
We have about as much data as we're going to have for flu in 2018, including estimates struggle4progress May 2020 #3
I think that is for an entire year Meowmee May 2020 #4
More than that, the flu numbers don't reflect anything like reality. Squinch May 2020 #8
I didn't read it but I will Meowmee May 2020 #11
But if that were the case, if they were counting flu complications, Squinch May 2020 #12
I read it, added to my post Meowmee May 2020 #16
My question in all this is why would they do that. Squinch May 2020 #17
I am not sure, I would have to research it, not that that would give a sure answer Meowmee May 2020 #18
So career public health scientists are using a "ridiculous formula". former9thward May 2020 #22
Read the article in post 2. And, really, can't you do better than that? Squinch May 2020 #31
I try and meet the standards of who I am replying to. former9thward May 2020 #36
Keep trying. Squinch May 2020 #37
I think the dr who wrote the piece said the actual flu deaths counted were around 7 thousand womanofthehills May 2020 #20
I guess I missed that part Meowmee May 2020 #21
I also remember idiots Hav May 2020 #5
In a typical year, the average under 50 flu deaths are about 1.2 per 100,000 muriel_volestrangler May 2020 #9
The flu death numbers are wrong in that article. SunSeeker May 2020 #10
And if one state has 100 to 200 deaths per year from flu, Squinch May 2020 #14
Hey, if a random sports guy is saying this... matt819 May 2020 #13
I don't know about 34 states or the 2018 flu former9thward May 2020 #23
The quite part BGBD May 2020 #28
They sure are! What a mess. But accurate or inaccurate, Hortensis May 2020 #41
And this is a stage the Right is in right now Johnny2X2X May 2020 #24
tell him BGBD May 2020 #25
Seriously?? Bengus81 May 2020 #26
Why all of the sudden we have to debunk a bunch of crap posted on facebook or told by some relative? LisaL May 2020 #27
So "Mr. Sports talk" is now playing a doctor on Farcebook?? Bengus81 May 2020 #29
Here's one. The 2018 flu season is over. Mariana May 2020 #32
I'd believe those numbers, and it makes COVID-19 more frightening, not less Amishman May 2020 #38
You just say "Nuh uh!" and then he'll go "Uh huh" and then you go "nuh uh!!!" and he'll go "UH HUH!! cbdo2007 May 2020 #39
Don't Try To Argue ProfessorGAC May 2020 #40
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