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In reply to the discussion: Got a guy telling me Higher Death rate in 34 states in 2018 flu than in Corona Virus [View all]Squinch
(50,949 posts)12. But if that were the case, if they were counting flu complications,
all these ER docs would be aware of that. They would have seen the cases. These guys are saying they almost NEVER see deaths attributable to flu.
The article explains that flu deaths are not counted in most states. So the CDC takes ALL respiratory deaths and then applies some riduculous formula to that and then reports the result.
A few states, like CT, DO report flu deaths. The numbers CT reports are usually in the area of a couple or three hundred. That's a state with a number of big cities, and it's commuting distance to NYC where disease spreads quickly. If 300 are dying on a BAD year in CT, that means the total national number for a BAD year would be a lot closer to 15,000 than 60,000.
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Got a guy telling me Higher Death rate in 34 states in 2018 flu than in Corona Virus [View all]
Captain Zero
May 2020
OP
Exactly, 3,448 to 15,620 is the accurate annual flu count range. See this OP:
Alex4Martinez
May 2020
#34
Not just apples to oranges, it's 8 month flu season vs just a couple months covid season so far
Cicada
May 2020
#6
We have about as much data as we're going to have for flu in 2018, including estimates
struggle4progress
May 2020
#3
I am not sure, I would have to research it, not that that would give a sure answer
Meowmee
May 2020
#18
I think the dr who wrote the piece said the actual flu deaths counted were around 7 thousand
womanofthehills
May 2020
#20
In a typical year, the average under 50 flu deaths are about 1.2 per 100,000
muriel_volestrangler
May 2020
#9
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