The silver lining of this pandemic is that there is virtually no flu this year. Why? Well, for a few reasons. First, all the health practices that we are observing to keep from getting Covid-19 are keeping us from getting the flu. Washing our hands, social distancing and staying home are all contributing to a 98% drop in flu this year. Additional, many more people received flu shots this year than ever before. Finally, there is no international travel. International travel is a big spreader of influenza. People traveling from the southern hemisphere, where it is summer, to the northern hemisphere, where it is winter, bring influenza. There have been almost no international flights, so this activity isn't taking place.
Over 70,000 people die each year in the U.S. from the flu. I hope when this pandemic is over that people will not forget the health practices they followed this year that kept them safe. Getting the flu vaccine, washing hands, and staying away from big crowds will help keep our flu numbers down in the future,\.
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