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 23.  The 2020 Flu: Dud or Devastation, It is Up To You
"This year we have to do more than just rely on the flu vaccine. Avoiding the flu plus COVID-19 catastrophe is contingent on the US widely embracing public health guidance of wearing masks, meticulous hand hygiene and social distancing."  "If one looks at the data from the CDC, the flu became almost nonexistent in the United States by the end of March, with a very steep drop-off in cases. The World Health Organization (WHO) data from the Southern Hemisphere is even more surprising. Summer is their peak Flu season. But unlike previous years no viral specimens were submitted to the WHO from many countries during the Summer months."  Infection Control Today.  Aug. 18, 2020.  https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/the-2020-flu-dud-or-devastation-it-is-up-to-you 

References
  

1) Sanche S, Lin YT, Xu C, et al. High Contagiousness and Rapid Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. Emerging Infectious Disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vol 26. No. 7. July 2020. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0282_article 
2) Becker’s Hospital Review: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/infection-control/flu-cases-significantly-down-in-southern-hemisphere.html
3) CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm
4) WHO: http://www.influenzacentre.org/surveillance_subtypes.htm 


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