Monday, March 2, 2020

The Virus in persepctive: CDC: 32 Million Americans Ill with Flu This Season, 18,000 Deaths

MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 04: Luanne Boiko receives an influenza vaccination from nurse practitioner, Leslie Suarez, at the CVS Pharmacy store's MinuteClinic on October 4, 2018 in Miami, Florida. CVS stores will provide flu vaccinations at their MinuteClinic as well as the pharmacy and according to the Centers for Disease …

Although the media are focused on the coronavirus and the two fatalities that have taken place in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), influenza and related pneumonia are widespread across the country.

“CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 32 million flu illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations and 18,000 deaths from flu,” the CDC’s weekly Influenza Surveillance Report said as of February 22, 2020.

“The percentage of death attributed to pneumonia and influenza is 6.9 percent, below the epidemic threshold of 7.3 percent,” the CDC reported.

Among the deaths are more than 100 children.

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  1. RebornMarch 3, 2020 at 9:38 PM

    Hi Brock. Hope you had a good trip back.
    FYI, there has been a positive corona virus diag in Wake Cnty.
    Possible corona virus in Asheville from a man who came from
    Hong Kong and worked at a primary school in West Asheville.
    He presented with resp. involvement and was sent home.
    Who the Hell knows! He also showed up for work at the school.

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    1. Brock TownsendMarch 4, 2020 at 7:23 PM

      Yes and thank you. I believe it was the one in Wake who traveled somewhere in February but had no symptoms.

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