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"The southern hemisphere skipped flu season in 2020, Efforts to stop covid-19 have had at least one welcome side-effect" https://www.economist.com/graphic-deta
by mikem170 6y ago
"The southern hemisphere skipped flu season in 2020, Efforts to stop covid-19 have had at least one welcome side-effect"
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/12/the-southern-hemisphere-skipped-flu-season-in-2020 https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/12/the-sout...
- Klinky 6y agoMy point to jaywalk was that combined COVID-19 + severe flu w/o mitigations like a lockdown, could be catastrophic. Their post was anti-lockdown comparing COVID-19 to flu. I am not surprised that measures to avoid COVID-19 also reduces the spread of flu.
- guenthert 6y agoI wonder whether skipping flu season is alike fire suppression in forests. When, not if, it eventually burns, it'll be that much more devastating.