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Anyone know what the death rate from INFLUENZA was during the "COVID-19" pandemic years??

Posted on 5/15/23 at 2:58 pm
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 2:58 pm
I seem to recall that influenza deaths were 'way down' compared to normal years.

But I don't know how to quickly search that sort of data

figured our board of experts would have this stuff on tip of their tongue.

thanks to all.
Posted by EZE Tiger Fan
Member since Jul 2004
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:03 pm to
I thought it was hardly any, according to the "experts". Everyone died from Covid. Period. There was nothing else.
Posted by Bayoutigre
29.9N 92.1W
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:03 pm to
the last years were probably 0 ,all counted as covid instead
Posted by Jack Carter
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:04 pm to
This post was edited on 5/15/23 at 3:07 pm
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:07 pm to
quote:

Anyone know what the death rate from INFLUENZA was during the "COVID-19" pandemic years??


well even if you were run over by a train or a bus, it was still listed as a covid death

but INFLUENZA was way down by huge margins because everyone had on those stupid masks, so it wasnt spreading to everyone as it normally did.

i believe it was reported that hospitals said it was down something like 60% lower than normal, but it was rare to find details because they were hiding so much and putting out so much fake data.
Posted by Bayoutigre
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Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:12 pm to
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well even if you were run over by a train or a bus, it was still listed as a covid death but INFLUENZA was way down by huge margins because everyone had on those stupid masks, so it wasnt spreading to everyone as it normally did. i believe it was reported that hospitals said it was down something like 60% lower than normal, but it was rare to find details because they were hiding so much and putting out so much fake data.
covid is influenza a/b,masks had nothing to do with it,all a scam
Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42672 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:13 pm to
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but INFLUENZA was way down by huge margins because everyone had on those stupid masks, so it wasnt spreading to everyone as it normally did.

That's the excuse I heard at the time - never made sense to me - if masks were effective, why weren't they used for decades against the flu.

as a matter of fact, for 2-3 years prior to COVID I had COPD-type coughing episodes. I asked my doctor if a mask would work - (I had plenty of masks that I wore while mowing my lawn during dusty conditions so as to not accentuate my coughing) No doctor ever said that they would have any effect against my getting the flu.

I wore them anyway - knowing I didn't have the flu, but as a courtesy to everyone else in the grocery store when I was out in public = because THEY wouldn't know if I was sick or not.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:14 pm to
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but INFLUENZA was way down by huge margins because everyone had on those stupid masks
It was because of social distancing
Posted by Thedillyplate
Galion by the St. John
Member since Dec 2016
156 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:16 pm to
Not sure of numbers but I went from filling over 500 scripts for Oseltamivir in the flu season prior to the vid to less than 10 the first flu season that encompassed the pandemic
Posted by cadillacattack
the ATL
Member since May 2020
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:18 pm to
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:19 pm to
quote:

i believe it was reported that hospitals said it was down something like 60% lower than normal, but it was rare to find details because they were hiding so much and putting out so much fake data.



Data was fake you say? Interesting.
Posted by SquaringCircles
Member since Sep 2021
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Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:24 pm to
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covid … all a scam

Most assuredly was and is a real virus. I agree there’s lots of fudging and uncertainty, but I promise you it’s a real virus. I fought a long fight with it and have the scars to show from it. In fact, its toll is underreported in all likelihood. It binds to ace2. Guess where there’s lots of ace2? Your heart. Guess what ace2 helps regulate? Blood pressure. All these sudden cardiac deaths? Yea, if a foreign protein, whether from a vaccine or a virus, is binding with your ace2 at high levels it’s gonna mess up your heart.
Posted by Bayoutigre
29.9N 92.1W
Member since Feb 2007
5628 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:36 pm to
did u get the vaxx?
Posted by Bayoutigre
29.9N 92.1W
Member since Feb 2007
5628 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 3:39 pm to
if you took remdesivir in the hospital,there is your problem
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
30082 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:02 pm to
quote:

That's the excuse I heard at the time - never made sense to me - if masks were effective, why weren't they used for decades against the flu.



colds and flu, and they are effective, but not perfect

asians were wearing masks to keep from getting colds and flu for the last 10 years, and it does help a lot to stop the spread and is greatly effective to stop healthy people from getting colds and flu because sick people are hacking and caughing all over you and public areas

im not saying masks help stop covid, but they have lots of evidence they help stop colds and flu from spreading widely throughout the public
Posted by Trevaylin
south texas
Member since Feb 2019
5942 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:03 pm to
zero
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
57406 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:06 pm to
MUH “viral interference”

They straight up said the flu ceased to exist for a few years because reasons and stupid people believed it
Posted by TigerB8
End Communism
Member since Oct 2003
9340 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:25 pm to
Pharmacists reported little to no prescriptions for Tamiflu during covid. Tamiflu is the number 1 prescribed drug for the flu.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
24843 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:28 pm to
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believe it was reported that hospitals said it was down something like 60% lower than normal, but it was rare to find details because they were hiding so much and putting out so much fake data.

No link, it's from memory, but I saw multiple stories that oddly never got any traction on doctors and researchers reporting that influenza numbers were down over 90% in the US, and the death rate from influenza was something like a 95% reduction from pre-corrvid years.
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but INFLUENZA was way down by huge margins because everyone had on those stupid masks, so it wasnt spreading to everyone as it normally did.

Ear loop masks don't do shite for the prevention of inhalation of airborne influenza virus. It's about 4× the size of the Covid virus but still passes easily through the air (and the mesh of cloth masks) and can remain there for some time, not much heavier than aerosols. General hygiene such as hand washing and avoiding touching potentially contaminated surfaces as much as possible are actions that are far more effective at prevention of catching the flu.
Posted by LSUTigerFan247
Member since Jun 2017
3636 posts
Posted on 5/15/23 at 4:29 pm to
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Anyone know what the death rate from INFLUENZA was during the "COVID-19" pandemic years


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