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https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-e... The estimate for this

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-e... The estimate for this flu season is 24k to 62k deaths. 246k people have died from Covid so far, despite precautions. Its a substantial difference.

disgruntledphd2 6y ago
And flu season hasn't even started. Covid hit after flu season, so those numbers are probably a better case scenario.