Why did the flu disappear in 2020?

Critical Point

English - September 27, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
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In fall 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the looming flu season, public health experts feared the possibility of a “twindemic”—a one-two punch of Coronavirus plus influenza. But that year, flu cases hit historic lows. The so-called twindemic never happened. Milliman health care expert Ellyn Russo discusses why the volume of flu cases decreased, and what health care systems can learn from this phenomenon.
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