The Flu

It's a miracle!  The Flu has been cured! 

After years of being bombarded with a HUGE push to get the flu shot, it looks like it must have worked.  There is no more flu!

Ever since I can remember, OK, maybe not that long, how about, for the last 20 years?  starting in October, there was a push for people to get their flu shot.  Some stores even offered the shot for free.  It wasn't a guarantee that you wouldn't get the flu, just a precaution against some of the strands of flu that were out there at the time.  People lined up to get their flu shot before winter started.  I remember years where they ran out and had to turn people away.  Because of the depletion, they increased the amount made and have not run out again.

This year COVID-19 was introduced.  All focus has been on how to stop the spread of this virus.  In October, there was no push to get a flu shot.   No one mentions the flu or even the common cold.  It's as if both of these have been miraculously cured.  

The CDC website confirms that flu activity is low at this time.  It also states that a pandemic is going on.

Last year, the United States had 38,000,000 (yes, 38 Million) people who had flu symptoms.  This year, we have 18,000,000 (18 million) who have tested positive for COVID-19.  Wow, according to those numbers, we must have really kicked the flu in the a$$.

Due to inflated numbers by some states for Covid for financial gain, I'm not going to list the number of deaths.   It is interesting, though that the number of people with other conditions, for example, heart disease, cancer and diabetes is a lot lower this year.  

Kicking the flu to the curb....I guess we can say something good came out of 2020.

*Coronavirus is a type of airborne virus that causes acute respiratory illness.