The story of influenza disappearing is an interesting result of covid mitigation. Being that influenza is a larger virus than covid, it main mode of transmission is in droplets from sneezing, coughing and other fomites. Those fomites then infect others generally by hand to face, hand to mucus membrane contact. It's not surprising that the flu would all but disappear in a world where there is social distancing, routine hand sanitation and surfaces being wiped down on a regular basis.
What is concerning is the almost complete disappearance of deaths from ailments that don't just disappear when washing hands frequently: heart attacks, stroke, cancer, etc.
B E C A U S E M O R E P E O P L E A R E B E I N G M O R E C A R E F U L W A S H I N G T H E I R H A N D S A N D S U R F A C E S , D I S T A N C I N G W E A R I N G M A S K S T H A N B E F O R E.
Can't tell if serious. Hospitals have always been one of the most stringent as far as cleanliness, masks, PPE etc, yet we see significant nosocomial transmission of covid as well as other diseases like staph.
It may help, but not enough to wipe out flu in the wild.
The story of influenza disappearing is an interesting result of covid mitigation. Being that influenza is a larger virus than covid, it main mode of transmission is in droplets from sneezing, coughing and other fomites. Those fomites then infect others generally by hand to face, hand to mucus membrane contact. It's not surprising that the flu would all but disappear in a world where there is social distancing, routine hand sanitation and surfaces being wiped down on a regular basis.
What is concerning is the almost complete disappearance of deaths from ailments that don't just disappear when washing hands frequently: heart attacks, stroke, cancer, etc.
We've been told the reason covid hasn't gone away with masking is people aren't following the mask mandates. So which is it?
B E C A U S E M O R E P E O P L E A R E B E I N G M O R E C A R E F U L W A S H I N G T H E I R H A N D S A N D S U R F A C E S , D I S T A N C I N G W E A R I N G M A S K S T H A N B E F O R E.
Can't tell if serious. Hospitals have always been one of the most stringent as far as cleanliness, masks, PPE etc, yet we see significant nosocomial transmission of covid as well as other diseases like staph.
It may help, but not enough to wipe out flu in the wild.