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originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
Its pretty difficult to diagnose flu as Covid, the tests are looking for different viruses.
Now I personally would like to see the WHO source rather than RT.
You would expect lower flu rates this year, social distancing and masks is going to drop flu rates and governments around the world are ramping up immunisation so I would expect a significantly lower prevalence of flu
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
originally posted by: Lumenari
a reply to: OtherSideOfTheCoin
Pretty odd that heart attacks, strokes and cancer deaths are also down.
I'm assuming you think that it is because of masks as well?
Nah I think thats probably because unfortunately people are not going to see the doctor for other things, its a big problem we are starting to see a rise in things like heart failure because people have not been going to the doctor with chest pain which has actually been some kind of ACS.
Same with cancers, lots of cancers are picked up by people who go to the doctor about that little bump or blemish that gets investigated but again they're not doing that as much.
this is going to be a bigger problem I think into 2021 when we start seeing people with more advanced illness presenting into hospital.