And business kept on going. Were you aware of that fact? That reality?This massive death count occurred despite the fact that there was widespread vaccination against the flu. What I'm wondering is why the entire nation didn't shut down during that "pandemic" I'm just asking why?*Was it because the stock market wasn't on the verge of collapse?*The derivative bubble was still expanding?* Liquidity wasn't an issue?* Was it due to the fact that since a vaccine was widely available the powers that shouldn't be didn't want to draw attention to the fact their vaccine was a fail? Again, I ask.... why? Sept. 2018: Flu season deaths top 80,000 last year, CDC says
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means it was the deadliest season in more than four decades -- since 1976, the date of the first published paper reporting total seasonal flu deaths, said CDC Spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund.
In previous seasons, flu-related deaths have ranged from a low of about 12,000 during the 2011-2012 season to a high of about 56,000 during the 2012-2013.
Additionally, the nation experienced a record-breaking estimated 900,000 hospitalizations last flu season.
And still the country was open for business?
'Definitely bad'
Overall, the United States experienced one of the most severe flu seasons in recent decades. Severity is based on flu activity, hospitalizations, and deaths from pneumonia or influenza, explained Nordlund. She added, "across the board, last year was definitely bad."The season began with an increase of illness in November; high activity occurred during January and February, and then illness continued through the end of March. "The thing that was most notable about last year was how high in terms of activity things were," said Nordlund. She explained that last season, unlike previous seasons, flu did not strike one region of the country and then move across the land. "There were three consecutive weeks when the entire continental US was affected by flu at a very high level," she said.
And yet, there were no shutdowns?