seasonal flu

Deaths in 2023 Were 20% Above the Expected Level. Why Are So Many People Dying?

Deaths in 2023 ran 20% above expected levels with much of it due to mortality from non-respiratory causes (e.g. heart problems) running way above historic levels since early 2021. Why are so many people dying early?
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The Media’s New Pastime: Spreading Alarm About Normal Winter Viruses

Since Covid, journalists have picked up an unhealthy new pastime, says Eugyppius: feverishly reporting on the incidence of normal winter viruses as though they are something alarming when they are no such thing.
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Number of Weekly Covid Deaths in England and Wales at Lowest Level in Six Months

Flu and pneumonia are now killing almost as many people as coronavirus, according to new data, as the number of Covid-related deaths in a week has fallen to the lowest level in six months.
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How Closely Does the Trajectory of the Epidemic in Each Country Resemble a Flu Season?

Is the reason some EU countries are experiencing a rise in Covid infections, but not the UK, because regional epidemics follow the same pattern as seasonal flu epidemics, with some aggressive and others mild?
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