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A PNAS report in September 2020 confirmed that the virus is much more dangerous for the elderly than the young, noting that about 70% of all U.S. COVID-19 deaths had occurred to those over the age of 70. [94] As of early August 2020, among the 45 countries that had over 50,000 cases, the U.S. had the eighth highest number of deaths per-capita.
The flu is more deadly than you might think. The flu is more deadly than you might think. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Fitness. Food. Games. Health. Home & Garden ...
US influenza statistics by flu season. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention page called "Disease Burden of Flu": "Each year CDC estimates the burden of influenza in the U.S. CDC uses modeling to estimate the number of flu illnesses, medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths related to flu that occurred in a given season.
It is typically expressed in units of deaths per 100,000 individuals per year; a homicide rate of 4 in a population of 100,000 would mean 4 murders a year, or 0.004% out of the total. The data is from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), [2] and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). [1] The reasons for the different results can be confusing.
While health officials recommend the annual flu shot to those older than 6 months, only about 44% of adults got flu shots this winter, the AP reported. Children's vaccinations dropped from 50% to 45%.
Just over 50% of kids got the flu shot this season, slightly lower than 53.3% last year. Preliminary CDC data shows the vaccine is up to 61% effective in keeping kids with flu out of the hospital.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Viral Unvaccinated & Treated with unspecific treatments: 0.5-2% Depends largely on the age group of the person, earlier strains of COVID-19 had higher CFR of around 2%. [53] [54] [55] Lassa fever: Viral Treated ≈1% 15% in hospitalized patients; higher in some epidemics. [56] Mumps encephalitis: Viral ...
While coronavirus is certainly worrisome, there’s another major health threat that seems to be getting lost in the fray: the flu, which as already killed 10,000 people in the U.S.