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Pandemic’s silver lining: No flu deaths so far this year in Washington By Arielle Dreher, The Spokesman-Review
Published: March 1, 2021, 9:46am
Share: FILE - This Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 file photo shows influenza vaccine syringes at the L.A. Care Health Plan and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan s Community Resource Center s Free Drive-Thru vaccination event in Los Angeles. February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not in 2021. Flu has virtually disappeared, with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Spokane No one has died from influenza yet in Washington this year and during the current flu season.
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Despite signs of reduced influenza transmission, people in the United States are being encouraged to get the vaccine. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg Getty Images
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By mid-December, the Northern Hemisphere is usually well into the start of its annual cold and flu season but so far this year, even as the COVID-19 pandemic surges in dozens of countries, the levels of many common seasonal infections remain extremely low.
The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has infected at least 67 million people and killed 1.5 million worldwide. The patchwork of responses intended to fight the pandemic from temporary lockdowns to mask wearing, social distancing, enhanced personal hygiene and reduced travel has had a huge impact on other common respiratory