Thread by @kerpen

Week 41 flu numbers

Clinical labs
26 positives of 9,727 tests (0.27%)

Public health labs
0 positives of 4,249 tests (0.00%)

Combined
26 postitives of 13,976 (0.19%)

cdc.gov/flu/weekly/ind…

Flu Cumulative Weeks 40 to 41

Clinical labs
60 positives of 19,768 tests (0.30%)

Public health labs
1 positive of 11,200 tests (0.01%)

Combined
61 positives of 30,968 (0.20%)

2019 Comp Flu Weeks 40 to 41

Clinical labs
2020: 60 positives of 19,768 tests (0.30%)
2019: 1,075 / 34,990 (3.07%)

Public health labs
2020: 1 positive of 11,200 tests (0.01%)
2019: 176 / 1,029 (17.1%)

Combined
2020: 61 positives of 30,968 (0.20%)
2019: 1,251 / 36,019 (3.46%)

Those are same week archived comps from 2019, to avoid lag effects.

This apparent disappearance of flu is not unique to the United States. Check out @kylamb8 breakdown of WHO data:

https://twitter.com/kylamb8/status/1317186379483406337

If this holds the implications are massive. It would mean we get not COVID *and* flu but rather mostly COVID *instead* of flu. That's potentially *net good news* in the pediatric age range.

We'll keep watching the weekly numbers on Fridays to see what develops.

More WHO flu charts.

https://twitter.com/CaptainBeaker/status/1317049160290414592

Straight from WHO site. 10-year. 5-year. 3-year.