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Note that the flu disappeared pretty much everywhere, regardless of interventions and restrictions. The likelihood that lockdowns or masks eradicated the flu is
by henrikschroder 5y ago
Note that the flu disappeared pretty much everywhere, regardless of interventions and restrictions. The likelihood that lockdowns or masks eradicated the flu is very low. More probable explanations are that we pretty much shut down international travel, which is how new flu strains get around, or that the coronavirus out-competed the flu, by being more easily transmitted.
- pessimizer 5y agoThis would be very interesting if I knew it was true. Any specific references with flu stats by state/country? I also feel like lockdowns are a red herring in discussions like this. People not being locked down by force of law doesn't mean that a huge amount of people are minimizing their contact with other people.