06-22-2021, 08:43 PM
... in Hawaii where we still have to wear a mask even though we've been vaccinated
In the meantime, there is a silver lining. Very few people are getting colds, other flu strains, and common respiratory illnesses unrelated to COVID:
A study released this month in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, led by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, found that across 44 children's hospitals, the number of pediatric patients hospitalized for respiratory illnesses is down 62%. Deaths have dropped dramatically too, compared with the last 10 years: The number of flu deaths among children is usually between 100 and 200 per year, but so far only one child has died from the disease in the U.S. during the 2020-2021 flu season.
Adults aren't getting sick either. U.S. flu deaths this season will be measured in the hundreds instead of thousands.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shot...g-a-debate
In the meantime, there is a silver lining. Very few people are getting colds, other flu strains, and common respiratory illnesses unrelated to COVID:
A study released this month in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, led by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, found that across 44 children's hospitals, the number of pediatric patients hospitalized for respiratory illnesses is down 62%. Deaths have dropped dramatically too, compared with the last 10 years: The number of flu deaths among children is usually between 100 and 200 per year, but so far only one child has died from the disease in the U.S. during the 2020-2021 flu season.
Adults aren't getting sick either. U.S. flu deaths this season will be measured in the hundreds instead of thousands.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shot...g-a-debate