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HokieAl

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A counter point with an interesting link


I read an article on the Hong Kong Flu and there was a reference to a formal study for the mortality data. For the link, go to pages 64-68 for the key mortality data. It is a really interesting read and a lot of it is applicable to what we are experiencing now. One very interesting note is that the 1918 and 1968 flu spread was at least partially tied to the movement of US military people in WWI and Vietnam.

Anyway, there are several other key points for this.
1. Flu impact is consistently seasonal with the worst impacts during winter and the least impacts during summer months in the US.
2. Woodstock was in August 1969 when the flu was very minimal. The second wave of that flu pandemic didn't hit until around November of '69. The First wave of that flu pandemic was worst from Dec '68 to March '69.
3. The 100,000 US deaths from this flu was over a four year period and was talking about the overall impacts of this particular flu pandemic. The actual deaths attributed to this in 1969 is closer to 34,000.
4. Last flu season 2018-2019 is currently estimated by the CDC at 34,000 deaths. And the 2017-2018 season was our peak at 61,000 deaths (partially attributed to an exceptionally devastating hurricane season in 2017).

[Post edited by HokieAl at 05/12/2020 5:49PM]

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Link: Research paper on the 1968-1970 flu


Posted: 05/12/2020 at 5:45PM



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