it sounds like there was. Look at the 2019/20 flu season from the cdc. it was about 3rd place in last 10 years despite the country basically shutting down. An

it sounds like there was. Look at the 2019/20 flu season from the cdc. it was about 3rd place in last 10 years despite the country basically shutting down. Anecdotally, I remember in December / January reading about this being the worst flu season in years (time). it would have been interesting to know if the flu was effecting the normal cohort or ignoring children. I myself got the 2nd worst sick I have ever been at the end of November visiting San Francisco. (really bad dry cough, fever). It was strange in the sense that I had mild symptoms for a bout two weeks and then 'took my breath away'. went to the hospital, no pneumonia, but low oxygen levels. my friends kid got the same thing, mild cough for a few days and fine. didn't really recover until mid January. Was it covid19? probably not, was probably the flu. That doesn't discount the possibility this was running around the globe even in December. I don't stick my head in the sand and wait for people to tell me so to consider that's at least a very possible scenario. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-e... https://time.com/5758953/flu-season-2019-2020/ https://time.com/5758953/flu-season-2019-2020/