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Originally Posted by garysanfran
Every year approx. 30,000 + people in the USA die of the seasonal flu. I think over 60,000 in 2017.
I have been unable to find #'s on the "flu" deaths this year. Are they being lumped into statistics for COVID-19?
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It is actually easy to find the data. Also, testing for flu is routine so flu deaths are more accurate than Covid-19. As of mid February, this has been a relatively low mortality rate flu season with 18,000 deaths. The CDC has been tracking influenza for years and has good data. The vaccine this year has been roughly 45% effective.
Unless there is real evidence, no reason to think this has skewed the Covid results.