https://twitter.com/i/status/1317404810996518912

2019 --- Week 40 - 41 --- 1,251

2020 --- Week 40 - 41 --- 61

I actually expected that, if its true

If you think about it, all the precautions people are taking to avoid covid-19 has to translate into reduced Flu transmissions, along with I would assume everyone lining up to get Flu shots in the hope that it somehow helps offset the symptoms of Covid-19


For 95%? who knows, that might also be because we've had a dry mild fall so far

Maybe the down side to that is what those two California doctors said month’s ago. Basically peoples immune systems will be weakened from not being exposed to stuff on a daily basis. Something to think about.

Flu--- Diagnosis = Covid 19

Runny Nose--- Diagnosis = Covid 19

Diarrhea--- Diagnosis = Covid 19

Bloody nose--- Diagnosis = Covid 19

Ingrown hair--- Diagnosis = Covid 19

And on and on...

...or ... 2020 flu cases possibly are being reported as covid-19 positive ?

I had a sneaking suspicion that would be the case, i.e., that the majority of flu cases have been counted as COVID19 cases in order to inflate the numbers for increased Federal funds.

This ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ without a doubt.

MM

Cash-in-19


There’s gold in them there hills. Hospitals get bank for Covid 19.

Entirely believable since individual doctors and hospitals likely wouldn't know the numbers other health facilities around the rest of the country were reporting real time, therefore over reported flu as covid-19 positives, skewing the flu's true total numbers at an unbelievable low.

I would guess it has a lot to do with schools either being closed or socially distanced. I haven't had the flu since my kids were out of elementary school. The places are petri dishes.

It's all about the money for hospitals as I have two family members working in them. I get little , juicy tidbits of information from time to time. Urgent cares and E-rooms are being bombarded with individuals with a little sniffle that would normally shrug it off as a cold and drive on. Now the entire population is being urged to become wimps! As far as MSM is concerned it is all about spreading the panic to the myriad of covidiots out there. It is becoming exhausting!

I’m sure the flu cases are now counted as Covid cases. Also not as many people are flying. It seems like every time I flew in the fall I would come down with something. Those passenger jets are great for developing herd immunity.

This report says that 1300 have died from the flu in the US so far this year. They weren't counted as covid deaths.

FLU DEATHS

Correct. This is a huge money grab for several sectors from the “endless” money tree in Washington (insert sarcasm.) I’m in the first responder world and the money grabbing is ridiculous! Some one have a sniffle? Send him and everyone around him home. Feds will pay their salaries while they’re away and also pay for the OTers coming in to backfill. That’s great for the municipality and their payroll budget. Why would they want to operate any differently? And we can claim that we’re doing it all in the name of “flattening the curve”, “slowing the spread”, or whatever the new catch phrase...

Makes me want to puke... same with hospitals.

To be clear, these are decisions being made on ADMINISTRATIVE levels - please don’t take it out on the grunts.

The grunts always suffer at the hands of the misdeeds of their leaders.

That says it was published on December 16. Or maybe it means it will be published on Dec 16.

That was last year, as in 2019.

Oops. I missed that date. Thanks.

That's a Foxnews video on the OP twitter link. I can't find it on Foxnews. Does anyone have a link to it?

Hospitals don’t get a bonus for flu cases.

Got my flu shot this morning and the Pharmacist told me that they are not seeing any flu cases. She thinks kids staying home and masks are bringing it down countrywide..

Thus you won't find one in a hospital. Go ahead and look. Real "sciencey" schitt going on.

Every flu case is suspected CV-19. Not saying that’s bad though. Local nursing home had 5 positive cases last Friday, 13 positive by Monday. What happens is yet to be seen..

They do indeed... Just follow the money - that's why it's ALL C-19....

Our local hospital has some flu admissions. They are almost all elderly/health-compromised. Just like the ‘rona, but are confirmed influenzas.

Erectile disfuction....Diagnosis = Covid 19
When’s that vaccine gonna be available???

Private Payer COVID-19 Reimbursement Rates Are Twice Medicare Rates

CMS Reduces Medicare Reimbursement Rate for Some COVID-19 Tests

Billing and reimbursement during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Nursing Home Strategies for COVID-19 Only Isolation of COVID-19 Residents