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 2017-18 Flu deaths: 4,000 per week 
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As I sat in the crowded town hall meeting last night, while the woman behind me coughed down the back of my neck (without covering her damn mouth) I thought about this article:

http://www.alloutdoor.com/2018/02/12/fl ... Newsletter

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The report is a few weeks old. Let's hope the worst is behind us

"Deaths from influenza and pneumonia, which are closely tied to each other in the winter months, were responsible for 1 of every 10 deaths last week, and that’s likely to rise, Schuchat said in a conference call Friday.

There were 40,414 deaths in the U.S. during the third week of 2018, the most recent data available, and 4,064 were from pneumonia or influenza, according to the CDC data. The number for that week is expected to rise more reports are sent to the agency."**

** I'd imagine some the pneumonia deaths could be attributed to other than complications from this flu, so I'm taking that figure with a small grain of salt.

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Holy cow. I had no idea. icon_eek

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It's definitely been a really bad flu season. Last I read, 84 kids died as well


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Not 100% confident on the 4000 per week in the USA.

More solid source?

I mean, yes a LOT of people are dying. Quckish non-lawyer math, that would be around ~5 per day in WA state. I guess, that's not such a loonie sounding number. Wow.

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It's a real concern where my wife works (Providence St Peter, Olympia). Heavy precautions and the nurses/gatekeepers on each floor basically profile you as you step off the elevator. Sniffle ONCE and prepare to be surrounded by women, and not in a good way.


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There should be a law to prevent this.


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there have been 2 confirmed cases that died here in Skagit. Someone so much as looks like they are going to cough or sniff I am going to wrap a plastic bag over their head...lol. I heard this year it is nasty this year

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Pablo wrote:
Not 100% confident on the 4000 per week in the USA.

More solid source?

I mean, yes a LOT of people are dying. Quckish non-lawyer math, that would be around ~5 per day in WA state. I guess, that's not such a loonie sounding number. Wow.
Hahahhahaha i see what you did there.

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