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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Feb 1

    David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Ed :)

    Silly man. Masks and social distancing work for influenza too. The fact that flu cases and deaths have plummeted this year compared to prior years is just more evidence that masks and social distancing work to slow the spread of respiratory viruses.https://twitter.com/JogaBonito888/status/1356138547623964672 …

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    The flu has disappeared. What would usually be flu deaths are now being labelled as Covid. Where has flu gone this year?
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      1. John Skylar, PhD‏ @JohnSkylar Feb 1
        Replying to @gorskon

        Not to mention that all the obsessive hygiene theatrics of cleaning surfaces is probably more effective against the heavily fomite-transmitted influenza virus than it is against SARS-CoV-2.

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      1. Emily Deans MD‏Verified account @evolutionarypsy Feb 1
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        Eddie and his ilk are unable to count or reason

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      1. Christy‏ @greenchristyeye Feb 1
        Replying to @gorskon

        This is so very very basic. The question is why is it being asked so often? Perhaps people never washed their hands before this? I do truly hope we keep as Americans mask-wearing when sick after this like other nations do.

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      1. yslexdia‏ @yslexdia Feb 1
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        Don't know why this doesn't get more press.

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      1. chengjih‏ @chengjih Feb 1
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        It also illustrates how comparatively contagious covid is, compared to flu. What we're doing now stomps flu flat, yet we see uncontrolled spread with covid.

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      1. Crag Manly  🚧 📉‏ @lennylaw Feb 1
        Replying to @gorskon

        Presumably flu cases have been low in the US as well? I’ve seen figures citing 95% reduction in cases here in the U.K.. They haven’t had a flu case in Mrs L’s ICU all winter which is unheard of.

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      1. George R.‏ @notincomunicado Feb 1
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        It's so obvious that what reduces the transmission of COVID-19 would also work on the flu but they refuse to see it. IMO, that many western countries haven't taken the flu as seriously as they should have in the past only helps feed the COVID-19 denialism.

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      1.  💧 Ian "Department of Diseasology"  🍩 Musgrave‏ @ianfmusgrave Feb 1
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        Australia also had a very strong influenza vaccination campaign, but the anti-covid measures undoubtedly lead to the near disappearance of flu, other corona viruses and parainfluenza in 2020 (rhino virus not so much).

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