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>Not on the level of local, or even less statewide, hospital systems In 2018 : https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/ https://time.c

• dragonwriter 6y ago
  That the only example you can find is the worst US flu season in recent history with about double the impact on most measures of a typical year pretty much disproves your “frequeently” claim all by itself. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html Given the nature of seasonal flu, it's quite likely that by the time that was noticed, the impact lag time of any control measures would have made them pointless, but maybe there is an argument that control measures would also have been warranted in 2017-2018. But, in any case, health systems in the US being overwhelmed, at the local community—at least urban and suburban, the rural situation can be worse because of the impact of variations when small numbers are involved—is not, contrary to your claim, a frequent occurrence.