Health
If control measures are stopping flu in its tracks, why aren’t they stopping coronavirus? – The Conversation UK
Flu has been almost wiped out in the last year, thanks to COVID.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, other respiratory illnesses have been unusually quiet this year. Fears of a dangerous influenza and COVID-19 syndemic have not come to pass as influenza cases reached some of the lowest rates ever observed.
The near absence of the flu might reflect increased rates of vaccination, as seen in the US, but distancing, hand washing and masking have probably played an even bigger role. If these measures are so effective against the flu, though, why is SARS-CoV-2 still…
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