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Yes, it does state that. However, there is the word 'and' between detection and differentiation. The original could not detect, so therefore differentiation i
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Yes, it does state that. However, there is the word 'and' between detection and differentiation.
The original could not detect, so therefore differentiation is a moot point.
Also, the test for flu was a separate test. So it would have had no effect on the lower flu incidence assuming we didn't test for flu at a lesser rate.
- _-david-_ 5y ago>assuming we didn't test for flu at a lesser rate. Do we have any numbers on this? I would imagine a lot of people who went to the doctor or whoever complaining of flu like symptoms would have been tested for covid.
- jtbayly 5y agoYes. We have figures for it. In 2017-18, there were 1.21M flu tests over the course of 33 weeks. In 2020-21 there were 1.11M flu tests over 33 weeks. Results: Essentially a 0% positive test rate vs a peak of over 25%. A peak of about 125 cases vs 20,000 cases. 1: https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54973 https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54973 2: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2020-2021/data/whoAllregt_cl28.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2020-2021/data/...
- _-david-_ 5y agoAny chance you know about 18-19 and 19-20 as well?
- mcbits 5y agoThey've archived past weekly reports going back to 1999-2000 (not sure if that's when the weekly report started or just when the archive starts), although the formatting and specific information has changed over the years. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/pastreports.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/pastreports.htm