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NotASurfer

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26. Not just imagination

Sun May 16, 2021, 11:16 PM

May 2021

Around 2000 cases of flu reported this year in the US. An average year, 45 million cases. Insane reduction in influenza.

(CDC numbers, reported recently in Popular Science)

Masking, hygiene, staying away from large/indoor gatherings, it works

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It Occurs to Me. I Have Not Had a Cold or Flu for Over a Year [View all] TomCADem May 2021 OP

Try and convince the maskless that they are why. liberal N proud May 2021 #1

Same for me. Ocelot II May 2021 #2

Here is a Pre-Pandemic Video of Tokyo Disneyland TomCADem May 2021 #4

Yup! Fascinating to know when you are sick, it must be something else. unblock May 2021 #3

No flu, stomach virus, cold, sinus infection, allergies over a year.. agingdem May 2021 #12

I don't blame you. I'm thinking I'll at least have one with me always unblock May 2021 #16

When the cypress trees were shedding pollen, there were some sneezes, even masked. GoneOffShore May 2021 #47

Same here!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2021 #5

Just was talking about this with another father yesterday Johonny May 2021 #6

I am all in favor of that! Considering no one has even mentioned yellowdogintexas May 2021 #19

Me too and I tend to get a lot of colds JI7 May 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author JI7 May 2021 #8

Me too, and I usually get 3 terrible colds every year dawg day May 2021 #9

Ditto Blue Owl May 2021 #10

Yep - same here canetoad May 2021 #11

I have had lung symptoms a year ago that could have been applegrove May 2021 #13

Me, too, and I usually have a couple of bouts a year. Midnight Writer May 2021 #14

Same and I've checked my temp every day since Covid started. sarcasmo May 2021 #15

I had the very same thought Ferrets are Cool May 2021 #17

Me too. I'm not discarding my masks. ALSO not my hand sanitizer. Hortensis May 2021 #18

I haven't had a cold, flu or even any sniffle MontanaMama May 2021 #20

Imfukky too... most of the time BadGimp May 2021 #23

Crap! MontanaMama May 2021 #24

Your typo is making my laugh hysterically. 3catwoman3 May 2021 #25

I fixed it! MontanaMama May 2021 #28

I was rather hoping you... 3catwoman3 May 2021 #43

I say we all stay home forever... BadGimp May 2021 #21

I was sick in mid-December and thought I had COVID or the flu. Probatim May 2021 #22

Not just imagination NotASurfer May 2021 #26

Your anecdote is reflected in the statistics. Colds and flu down. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #27

Me neither. The kids went back to school and AllyCat May 2021 #29

I didn't get my usual case of "was that the flu?" this year Warpy May 2021 #30

For me, I usually get at least 2-3 cases of... TomCADem May 2021 #40

Me too, and I worked at a school for most of the time. Luciferous May 2021 #31

I was just thinking about that an hour or so ago. Mr. Evil May 2021 #32

There's no reason... Snackshack May 2021 #33

I've read that flu cases are down HUGELY this past season relative to previous. lastlib May 2021 #34

Your headline reminds me of the insurance commercial about "becoming your parents". JoeOtterbein May 2021 #35

I live in a city of 350,000 susanr516 May 2021 #36

Masks are a good idea in crowded indoor spaces like public transit IronLionZion May 2021 #37

I started going back to the gym LeftInTX May 2021 #38

100% for my gym IronLionZion May 2021 #49

Wrong approach unless compromised, the immune system must be built up. Jon King May 2021 #39

I Dunno. Last Flu I Had Was After An Airline Flight Pre-Pandemic TomCADem May 2021 #41

Your immune system is developed by exposure to pathogens. It's a catch 22. LeftInTX May 2021 #51

Building our immune system. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #45

Your age and same experience HockeyMom May 2021 #48

My friend's live in boyfriend had Covid and she didn't get it LeftInTX May 2021 #50

Didn't get a cold until my 10 yo went back to F2F school JCMach1 May 2021 #42

The flu essentially went extinct in New Zealand following the six week lockdown. meadowlander May 2021 #44

Neither have I. Straw Man May 2021 #46

I think so too LeftInTX May 2021 #52