https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/06/cdc-director-warns-the-us-is-at-risk-of-a-severe-flu-season-this-year.html

the United States could be at risk for a severe flu season this year, Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warned Wednesday.

That's because the U.S. population may now have reduced immunity against influenza after seasonal flu cases reached an all-time low last year when large parts of the nation were shut down,

There were around 2,000 flu cases last influenza season, according to data reported to the CDC. By comparison, the 2019-2020 flu season saw an estimated 35 million cases, according to the agency.

Walensky urged Americans to get shots for both Covid and the flu, saying vaccinations are not just important for ending the pandemic but also preventing other infectious diseases. An increase in flu infections this winter could put an additional burden on the nation's health-care system, increasing stress on health care workers who are already fighting a high number of hospitalizations due to Covid, she said.

I think the biggest risk is that they completely whiff on the vaccines. They use last year's strains from Australia to predict what is going to happen in the northern hemisphere. Since there was no flu last year, it's a complete shot in the dark.

Have they used the "twindemic" term yet?

if you look at the Texas Department of Health data regarding season flu activity for the last year, 2020 and 2021 flu data shows that flu cases were the lowest they have been in close to 40 years... hmm, wonder what could be affecting normal flu cases?

Maybe social distancing, increased awareness of hand washing, more people staying home at the first sign of illness, fewer children in schools and daycares, and fewer people in offices? Or do you have another theory?

Aggie on here posted that he works for the leading cold and flu over the counter medication and their sales were down over 95%.

So yeah, conspiracy theories aside, the flu really did disappear as Covid ran wild.

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Covid deaths can be include as influenza and pneumonia deaths... odd thing is 2020 2021 was lower than most other years.

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It's not odd, the primary driver of influenza and pneumonia deaths has never been influenza.

Well the CDC hasn't been remotely wrong regarding anything this whole time so I guess we're all ****ed.

They also significantly limited international travel.

Based on the frequency of other viral pathogens I have seen this summer in the young kids compared to prior summers I suspect it is going to be a very busy winter.

N=1 I know but I will not be surprised at all if we see tremendous flu numbers in kids.