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Originally Posted by pdurrant
It's certainly true that influenza deaths could be mostly prevented by widespread use of vaccines. Or my taking care not to spread it. Look at the astonishing reduction in influenza cases in the 2020/2021 season.
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Which may have had very little to do with the wearing of masks.
Masks have only been mandatory in limited settings for short periods in most of Australia, especially in NSW, yet the incidence of Influenza has flatlined. Here's the latest from the NSW weekly infectious disease surveillance report.
FluGraphs.pdf
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There have been 7 influenza cases reported in 2021. Investigations into the source of these cases are ongoing, and further confirmatory testing is underway. [That is in a population of 8.1M!! The covid-19 PCR swabs are used to look for other diseases, so testing rates are also high.]
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The line goes flat in April 2020 which is when Australia started to quarantine all arrivals. This is what the NSW Chief Health Officer suggests is the primary contributor to flu's demise, high rates of vaccinations being secondary. So far this year flu vaccinations are down on last year, if the flu graph remains the same it will add weight to her argument.
BR