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It's no worse than the flu... [View all]
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Craig Spencer MD MPH
@Craig_A_Spencer
·
Jan 30, 2022
More Americans died of Covid in the past 2 weeks than died of influenza in the past 3 years.
Craig Spencer MD MPH
@Craig_A_Spencer
For the data enthusiasts:
2019-2020 data: https://cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2019-2020.html…
2020-2021 estimate: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2783644…
2021-2022 estimate (to date): https://cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm…
CDC Covid Data (~30k deaths)
covid.cdc.gov
COVID Data Tracker
CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.
8:19 PM · Jan 30, 2022
Craig Spencer MD MPH
@Craig_A_Spencer
·
Jan 30, 2022
More Americans died of Covid in the past 2 weeks than died of influenza in the past 3 years.
Craig Spencer MD MPH
@Craig_A_Spencer
For the data enthusiasts:
2019-2020 data: https://cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2019-2020.html…
2020-2021 estimate: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2783644…
2021-2022 estimate (to date): https://cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm…
CDC Covid Data (~30k deaths)
covid.cdc.gov
COVID Data Tracker
CDC’s home for COVID-19 data. Visualizations, graphs, and data in one easy-to-use website.
8:19 PM · Jan 30, 2022
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