Doctors credit COVID-19 precautions for dramatic decrease in flu cases Share Updated: 8:39 PM EST Jan 13, 2021 Share Updated: 8:39 PM EST Jan 13, 2021
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Show Transcript WEEK IN OHIO. WE’VE ONLY SEEN 50, FOR THE ENTIRE FLU SEASON. THE FLU NUMBERS THIS SEASON ARE STAGGERING FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASON THIS YEAR WE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE ARE TYPICALLY SEEING. NORMALLY WE START TO SEE MANY CASES BUT FOR EXAMPLE AT UC HEALTH WE’VE HAD ONE. MOLLIE: DOCTORS SAY JANUARY IS USUALLY WHEN FLU SEASON TAKES OFF FOLLOWING HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BUT NOT THIS YEA HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE FLAT. THEY CREDIT FACE MASKS, HAND WASHING AND SOCIAL DISTANCIN IF YOU BLOCK THE TRANSMISSION THEN YOU DON’T HAVE THE CASES. MOLLIE: BUT IF THE FLU IS N SPREADING, WHY IS COVID-19 COVID ON THE OTHER HAND IS MUCH CLOSER TO MEASLES AND SO WE’RE SEEING REALLY EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION AND THAT OCCURS BOTH AIRBORNE AND DROPLE TRANSMISSION. MOLLIE: THE
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the plane with 93 passengers, five crew members, lost altitude and broke through a concrete fence according to airport authorities. the number of flu cases across the u.s. is steadily rising. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, there have been more than 4.5 million cases of the flu this season. that includes the more than 2,100 people who have died from it. it s not too late, by the way, to get the flu vaccine. officials say influenza b, which is what tends to hit children harder than adults, is making an unusual showing early this year. 22 kids have died from the flu so far this season. but you can still get your shot so please keep that in mind. there is a measles scare adding to some already hectic holiday travel as well. cnn athena jones reports multiple u.s. airports are warning travellers they may have been exposed. this holiday week could come with an unwanted and dangerous
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