@Mr_Bump The reason (as I’m sure you know) we do not all go into lockdown over flu every year is because there is a (admittedly varyingly effective) vaccine. This allows us to protect the most vulnerable (elderly, COPD, HCW’s) directly and protect the rest of the population indirectly via herd immunity. That option is not available with C19 hence social distancing etc in lieu of that.
Saying that C19 caused less deaths in China that seasonal flu, and that this shows we’re overreacting, is nonsense. The C19 deaths occurred in the context of massive military enforced lockdown and building extra hospitals to cope with admissions. The only relevant statistic would be flu deaths in Wuhan vs C19 deaths in Wuhan.
Additionally, I’m not sure your point about more surveillance for C19 be flu is correct. The detection rate of severe cases of flu should be high atm - all suspected C19 cases that are tested are also swabbed for flu, RSV etc.
@Mr_Bump The reason (as I’m sure you know) we do not all go into lockdown over flu every year is because there is a (admittedly varyingly effective) vaccine. This allows us to protect the most vulnerable (elderly, COPD, HCW’s) directly and protect the rest of the population indirectly via herd immunity. That option is not available with C19 hence social distancing etc in lieu of that.
Saying that C19 caused less deaths in China that seasonal flu, and that this shows we’re overreacting, is nonsense. The C19 deaths occurred in the context of massive military enforced lockdown and building extra hospitals to cope with admissions. The only relevant statistic would be flu deaths in Wuhan vs C19 deaths in Wuhan.
Additionally, I’m not sure your point about more surveillance for C19 be flu is correct. The detection rate of severe cases of flu should be high atm - all suspected C19 cases that are tested are also swabbed for flu, RSV etc.