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One year in, here’s how 8 predictions about the pandemic have held up – The Washington Post
Remember when experts said not to wear masks? They were wrong.
Heres how eight of the most prevalent predictions have held up.
While flu cases rise reliably in colder winter months and drop in the spring and summer, the coronavirus does not follow the same pattern.
In fact, though doctors in the United States feared they would have to weather the twin winter storms of covid-19 and flu, the number of flu infections has remained low, probably as a side benefit of coronavirus precautions such as social distancing, remote work and school, masks and frequent hand-washing.
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