MDH: Flu activity remains
lower than usual
KSTP-TV [Minneapolis St. Paul],
by
Josh Skluzacek
Original Article
Posted By: voxpopuli,
1/1/2021 9:41:21 AM
Influenza activity in Minnesota and across the U.S. remains lower than usual for this time of year, according to the Minnesota Department of Health's latest report released Thursday.
According to the report, Minnesota had two flu-related hospitalizations in the past week, moving the total number of flu-related hospitalizations in the state to 19, thus far this season.
No flu-related deaths have been reported in the state, so far.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
kono 1/1/2021 9:45:57 AM (No. 646363)
Betcha dollars to donuts that the stats for every cause of illness or death will be down, being logged now as Covid-19, instead.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Strike3 1/1/2021 9:50:38 AM (No. 646366)
Who would have guessed it, COVID is a natural vaccine for the flu?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Quigley 1/1/2021 10:01:29 AM (No. 646369)
Yes #2, just by repeating the word “covid” in the media and social media, the flu is magically reduced.
What miracle workers the media are. The True Heros. They should start an awards ceremony to honor their own great valor.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Twinkle93 1/1/2021 10:12:54 AM (No. 646374)
Where the heck is common sense?
The flu is spread by contact with other people. There is less contact between people. Dah.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
The Remnants 1/1/2021 10:15:50 AM (No. 646375)
Cripes, they even have to lie about the flu which has been killing people for centuries. Check number of people who died from flu in 2018, 2019 and 2020 (of course, it started going down in '20, because they had to make them covid deaths). But this year hardly anyone. It must be so hard to be in the medical field and have integrity and have to listen to their lies.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
bighambone 1/1/2021 10:49:42 AM (No. 646410)
When they test for COVID but do not test for flu they are going to find a lot of COVID and not so much flu.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
BarryNo 1/1/2021 10:54:54 AM (No. 646414)
Of course! Most of those are being reported as Covid, even if a test hasn't been run. You have a fever? "It's Covid." You have a cough? "It's Covid." "You fell on the ice? "It's Covid..."
Lot's of causes of deaths have miraculously gone down cause it's 'duh' Covid.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
stablemoney 1/1/2021 11:20:23 AM (No. 646430)
The virus has completely eradicated the flu, pneumonia, and even the common cold. And more amazingly, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease are no longer the terminal causes of death, being displace by covid as the single cause. This was predicted by Dr. Fauci and the CDC, who forecast things getting worse, and new strains, making life beyond the next 10 years unlikely. That being the end of the world, at least we can be unburdened from worrying about the end of the world in 99 years from climate change temperatures of half a degree.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
seamusm 1/1/2021 11:51:10 AM (No. 646459)
Duhhh! Flu is just another contagious illness transmitted mostly by respiratory droplets from cough, etc. Staying at home and wearing masks when out SHOULD reduce flu numbers - and probably will for years to come. We collectively will remain afraid and like the Japanese will wear masks from here on out. Who knows? Maybe we in the West will become more polite as well.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Salt5792 1/1/2021 11:59:51 AM (No. 646465)
Covid has also eliminated death due to cancer, heart disease, and accidents.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
aasilver 1/1/2021 12:54:34 PM (No. 646492)
Money talks and the Flu walks.
The government pays them $32000 for a COVID death and $000 for a flu death.
Money TALKS!!!!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
udanja99 1/1/2021 1:18:36 PM (No. 646507)
Sure. The CDC announced months ago that it would not be counting flu cases or deaths this year. It’s all covid, you rubes!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 1/1/2021 2:17:28 PM (No. 646565)
Echoing #1. I suspect the reason why some governors like Kate Brown announced a change in how they tally the numbers is because somebody has realized that if they don't, they will have nothing to show for the other deaths that happen by non covid means. Zeros across the board won't look good for them next year.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 1/1/2021 2:41:48 PM (No. 646582)
KTSP isn't following the narrative. Bet they get a big fat sanction.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
NotaBene 1/1/2021 4:08:39 PM (No. 646631)
The Doctors can lie to you now.
Lockdowns are stupid. Get the children back to school. In Wuhan they know covid is another cold. I had colds every winter, have you?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
RuckusTom 1/1/2021 4:42:46 PM (No. 646660)
Flu cases are all being reported as COVID.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl 1/1/2021 5:50:22 PM (No. 646725)
Thank you, #4. I believe people-avoidance is just as much, if not more, of a factor than misdiagnosis.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
DVC 1/2/2021 6:23:47 PM (No. 647523)
Because they say all of it is ChiCom flu.
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i guess this PROVES that NO ONE dies of ANYTHING in MN except covid.. we knew ACCIDENTS didn't kill people here.. now we know that the FLU doesn't kill people.. thanks to Gov Kim Jung Walz, MN is the safest state to live in - under HIS mandates