{"id":194961,"date":"2021-03-05T17:31:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cdc-reports-flu-kills-1-child-this-season-amid-steep-decline-in-cases\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T14:31:43","slug":"cdc-reports-flu-kills-1-child-this-season-amid-steep-decline-in-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cdc-reports-flu-kills-1-child-this-season-amid-steep-decline-in-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"#CDC reports flu kills 1 child this season amid steep decline in cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#CDC reports flu kills 1 child this season amid steep decline in cases<\/strong>”
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Thousands of American lives have been lost to the novel\u00a0coronavirus\u00a0this past year, but one historically lethal illness has taken a backseat this season:\u00a0the flu,\u00a0which, according to federal health estimates, has killed only one child this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For context, nearly 200 pediatric lives were lost during the 2019-2020 flu season,\u00a0according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

There have been just 1,499 clinical laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza this year, per estimates from the CDC, which also shows that flu-related hospitalizations are significantly lower this season compared to seasons past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Between Oct. 1 \u2014 the start of flu season \u2014 and Feb, 20, there have been some 183 laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalizations, representing an overall cumulative hospitalization rate of 0.6 per 100,000 population, per the CDC.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is much lower than average for this point in the season and lower than rates for any season since routine data collection began in 2005, including the low severity 2011-12 season. During the 2011-12 season, the rate was 2.2 times higher at this time in the season. Hospitalization rates stratified by age will be presented once case counts increase to a level that produces stable rates by age,\u201d the agency says.<\/p>\n

Experts who previously spoke to Fox News<\/a>\u00a0on the country\u2019s lower than usual flu activity this year said that preventative measures to protect against COVID-19 \u2014 such as wearing masks, social<\/a> distancing, frequent handwashing and avoiding indoor crowds \u2014 have likely played a role in keeping the flu at bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

School closures also likely played a role, as early research suggests kids transmit the influenza virus better than they do COVID-19, Dr. Abisola Olulade, a family medicine physician in California, said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Olulade also pointed out that while some may suggest that people weren\u2019t testing for the flu amid coronavirus, the positivity rate of those who were remained lower than usual, which indicates that the viral spread in the community was indeed low and not a matter of what test was conducted.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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