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[-] Sekrayray@lemmy.world 41 points 8 months ago

It’s never going to be over. It’s endemic now. Instead of Flu Season we will always have COVID and Flu Season.

[-] Tyrangle@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago

I was about to make this same comment, but I looked up some statistics and it seems that COVID still has a 10x hospitalization rate and 3-4x death rate among seniors as compared to seasonal flu. While it's fair to say that COVID is probably seasonal now, like the flu, I think it's important to acknowledge that it's much more dangerous. I was never one to get flu shots in the past, but COVID shots seem like a good idea. I'll probably stay home from work longer if I do catch COVID, and I'll probably wear a mask if I have to go out in public before I'm fully recovered. I think we just need to recalibrate our common sense for this new reality.

https://www.ahcancal.org/News-and-Communications/Blog/Pages/Flu-or-COVID-19---Which-is-Worse.aspx

[-] Fluke@discuss.online 7 points 8 months ago

Just want to say this is a quality comment. Thanks. Good points made.

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