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CDC flu deaths by year, back to 2013


Starting in 2013-14 season, estimates are 38k, 51k, 23k, 38k, 61k, and 34k.

So the 2017-18 season was really really bad --- if we say the average year is 37k deaths, the 2017-18 season almost doubled that. Heck, it was an "extra" 24k deaths! Why didn't we do something? We simply allowed 24k people to die? Why didn't we suspend NBA/NCAAB games for 30 days, and potentially save 19 lives?

Part of this is the Joker speech from Dark Knight --- we're ok with death & destruction, as long as it's part of the "plan"...........war, crime, and the regular flu. But if people die from something strange (shark attack!), we lose our minds.

(In response to this post by AbsolutVT03)

Posted: 03/06/2020 at 2:19PM



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