The Flu Is Far Worse Than We're Being Told: Tens of Thousands Are Dying
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“The Flu Is Far Worse Than We’re Being Told:
10s Of 1000s Are Dying”
by Cat Ellis
“We all know that this year’s flu season is bad. I have been poring over numbers and reports over the past few days, and it’s actually even worse than we’re hearing about. Tens of thousands of Americans are dying. It’s now worse than the 2009 swine flu outbreak and is on track with the 2014-15 strain. And it’s not showing any signs of slowing down. Despite this, the media is downplaying the severity of the flu and the government makes the statistics pretty difficult to find. Are they trying to avoid a panic? Do they know something we don’t? Here’s what you need to know about why this year’s flu is so dangerous.
This Year’s Flu Strain Is More Deadly: The dominant Influenza strain this year is H3N2. This particular strain has a history of causing more hospitalizations and more deaths. According to the CDC: In the past, H3N2-predominant seasons have been associated with more severe illness and higher mortality, especially in older people and young children, relative to H1N1- or B-predominant seasons. Between 1976 and 2007, for example, CDC estimates that an average of 28,909 people died from flu during H3N2 seasons, compared to 10,648 people during non-H3N2 predominant years.
That’s a difference of 18,261 adults each year. And that’s in a good year. In addition to H3N2 producing a more serious infection in general, this year’s particular H3N2 influenza virus is particularly virulent. The number of deaths due to influenza or complications to the flu, such as pneumonia (a secondary bacterial infection following influenza), varies from year to year.
An August 27, 2010 MMWR report entitled “Thompson MG et al. Updated Estimates of Mortality Associated with Seasonal Influenza through the 2006-2007 Influenza Season. MMWR 2010; 59(33): 1057-1062.,” provided estimates of the range of flu-associated deaths that occurred in the United States during the three decades prior to 2007. CDC estimated that from the 1976-1977 season to the 2006-2007 flu season, flu-associated deaths ranged from a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people.
The Current Flu Has Already Killed 44,116 People: In comparison, the current flu has already resulted in 44,116 deaths this flu season. To give that number some meaning, this year’s flu has already led to more deaths than the average for H3N2 years. Furthermore, we aren’t even in the middle of cold and flu season yet. At 44,116 deaths and counting, we are already nearly to the high end (49,000 people) of the normal flu-associated deaths range.
Fun With Numbers: You would think the CDC would publish an easy-to-find running tally of influenza mortality. They don’t. They only post that information for pediatric mortality. Currently, that number stands at 37. A total of 37 influenza-associated pediatric deaths have been reported for the 2017-2018 season.
Additional data can be found at: http://gis.cdc.gov/GRASP/Fluview/PedFluDeath.html.
Additional data can be found at: http://gis.cdc.gov/GRASP/Fluview/PedFluDeath.html.
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They do, however, provide the information for you to do the math for yourself. On the same page as the above graphic, the CDC provides a chart with the mortality rate presented as a percentage. Here’s that chart.
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Below that chart is the option to open up the chart data. This opens an Excel file with the number of people who died from both influenza and pneumonia by week dating back to 2015. I added up the total deaths for the flu and for pneumonia starting in Week 40 (October 2, 2017) and ending in Week 1 (January January 7, 2018). This is what those figures came to:
If you add those two totals together, you reach a total of 44,146 people dead. To make matters even more confusing, the CDC does report lab-confirmed cases of influenza at the top of the same web page. This is the chart.
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This chart is somewhat misleading, as it does not compare apples to apples. It presents only cases of lab-confirmed influenza, but not Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI). ILI cases are just labeled “Elevated”. Thanks, but I could tell that already by just reading my Facebook news feed. The chart also does not include pneumonia cases. This leaves thousands of cases off the chart. To add yet another twist, the pediatric mortality total is posted on this same chart. This compares apples to oranges and gives the impression that there are much fewer people sick and dying than there actually are.
Numbers don’t lie. But, they can mislead. If you do add the lab-confirmed cases of influenza together, you get 19,869 cases. That’s a far cry from the 44,146 deaths recorded so far.
The Flu Vaccine Is Historically Less Effective on H3N2: Not only does this influenza strain produce a more intense and deadly flu, the flu vaccine is less effective against it. This Centers for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) article discusses a study published in The Lancet spanning 11 years that demonstrates H3N2 is more resistant to the flu vaccine.
The study, in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, covered more than 11 flu seasons, from Jan 1, 2004, to Mar 31, 2015. The H3N2 strain has been associated with more severe influenza seasons independent of vaccine effect, according to senior author Edward Belongia, MD, of the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) in Wisconsin. Among the explanations he and his coauthors offered for the lower strain-specific protection were manufacturing-related factors.
Also from the above CIDRAP article, the flu vaccine demonstrates only a 33% vaccine effective (VE) rate with the average H3N2 strain. This is down significantly from the VE rates against other strains.
The research team determined that pooled VE for the 56 studies was 33% (95% confidence interval [CI], 26%-39%) for H3N2, 54% (95% CI, 46%-61%) for type B, 61% (95% CI, 57%-65%) for 2009 H1N1, and 67% (29%-85%) for prepandemic H1N1.
This Year’s Vaccine Is Even Less Effective than Prior Years: To make matters worse, this year’s flu vaccine isn’t even close to the average 33% VE rate of prior years. This year’s vaccine is performing at approximately a 10% VE rate. This report from CBS News explains how we know this. What’s more, this year’s flu shot may not be up to the task. It is the same formulation that was used during Australia’s most recent flu season – which typically sets a pattern for what the U.S. will face — and it was only 10 percent effective there. Nonetheless, the medical community and media are still pushing the ineffective flu vax with all their might.
Resources and Services Are At Risk: The other day, I did an informal “Flu Check-In” through my social media accounts. It was a great way to touch base with hundreds of people around the country. There were loads of reports of hospitals reaching surge capacity, school closings due to high numbers of influenza cases, and people being told by their employers to stay home and telecommute if possible.
Hospitals are at capacity: Hospitals and medical facilities are usually extra busy during flu season. However, this year, many hospitals are reaching what is called “surge capacity”. Surge capacity is the ability to handle a sudden and dramatic increase in the number of patients needing immediate care. This is happening because there are more patients seeking out emergency care, and they are staying in the hospital longer. This is leading to a scarcity of hospital beds and available staff. There seems to be quite a few hospitals at capacity. This is just a tiny sample of hospitals that are either full or almost full.
•Oklahoma City has several hospitals which are full.
•New Jersey hospitals are seeing “patients in the ICU for days and days with influenza”.
•A hospital in Syracuse had to turn people away from the emergency room.
•This Florida hospital had to set up beds in conference rooms.
•All of Augusta, GA hospitals are full with flu patients.
•The LA Times calls the situation local hospitals are facing a “war zone” as they put up tents for the surge of flu patients.
Whether or not you have the flu, hospitals reaching capacity is a risk to everyone. I wrote about this at length in my book “Prepping for a Pandemic.” When an epidemic or pandemic disease has led to hospitals turning away patients, it doesn’t matter if you get the disease itself. You could have a heart attack, need an emergency c-section, or need have a burst appendix removed. No beds means no beds. At best, you might be directed to go to another hospital. At worst, they may not have any beds either and send you to another facility at capacity.
School Closings: There are plenty of school closings as well. This is an important step in saving lives, as the H3N2 strain of influenza hits both the elderly and children harder than adults. This can, however, make it tough on parents that cannot get time off of work. Here are just a few places with schools closing. They span all across the country.
Here’s What to Do Right Now: Peak flu season is still to come. Flu season typically begins in October and can run as late as the following May. February is peak flu season. This month historically sees the most cases of flu or influenza-like illnesses.
•Stay away from enclosed populations with influenza if possible. These can include hospitals, nursing homes, schools, shopping centers, college dormitories, gyms, locker rooms, and anywhere else large numbers of people gather where the air is recirculated.
•If you are visiting someone who is in a care facility, do not bring young children or aging parents. They are more at risk than the rest of the population.
•Wash your hands frequently with soap. Soap provides friction which helps to remove pathogens from your hands.
•Stop touching your face. I know this one is hard, but we don’t need to give the flu any help infecting us.
•Take extra good care of your immune system. You will need to fight the flu! Get plenty of rest. Avoid unhealthy foods. Stay hydrated. Avoid smoking. Here is a great article from Harvard with ideas to support healthy immune function and one from this website about reducing your risk of catching the flu.
•Telecommute to work if possible.
•Disinfect things like doorknobs, handles, phones, and anything that multiple people touch throughout the day.
•The flu has an incubation period of 1-4 days before symptoms show, and is contagious a day before symptoms are obvious. Tidiness, clean linens, and fresh air help prevent the spread of germs before symptoms appear.
•If someone at home gets the flu, have them sleep separately, in a room by themselves. Keep your towels separate and your toothbrushes away from the sick person’s items.
This one is deadly. This virus has the potential to be the worst we’ve seen in a century. You need to take every precaution to keep your family healthy and if someone does get sick, don’t take any risks. Seek medical attention. How bad is the flu in your area? Share your stories in the comments section.”
Source: http://coyoteprime-runningcauseicantfly.blogspot.com/2018/01/the-flu-is-far-worse-than-were-being.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n3xHoXtjvI
Interesting link.
L.A. Times Gets Caught Red-handed Completely Fabricating Huge News Story- False Flag PROOF
Nice to CATCH THEM OUT attempting to disseminate the LIE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART .. IN THE ARTICLE >>> ” I wrote about this at length in my book “Prepping for a Pandemic.”
- The Contributor – is propagating a HOAX
- and helping PEDDLE ….. CDC FAKE/HOAX “FEAR PORN”
Helping to “PUSH” & hype >>> THE ABOVE BOOK !!!!
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Re the comment >>”You would think the CDC would publish an easy-to-find running tally of influenza mortality. >>They don’t”.
The reason being ?? – the figures are a total HOAX & FEAR PORN – on behalf of the CDC… so they try complicate & basically
- HIDE the truth – in figures charts & general mumbo jumbo.
PROOF
See the chart on the left of the WSJ (Wall street Journal) … to EASILY see “The Truth”
- those “TINY” BLACK dots at the bottom of the bar chart – are REAL DEATH Certificate….. Reported & OFFICIAL RECORDED
- FLU DEATHS (Miniscule in number)
- AND >>> Those huge RED Bars above ??
- THEY are the CDC reported & media “Fear Porn”…. 10′s of Thousands ….FAKE ….figures
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124217724145913411
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Re comment in the article BIG CLUE RE FAKE / HOAX FIGURES >>> “An August 27, 2010 MMWR report provided >> ESTIMATES >> of the range of flu-associated deaths that occurred in the United States during the three decades prior to 2007″.
WHY USE THE CDC FAKE “ESTIMATES” – THEY SHOULD USE THE >>> “DEATH CERTIFICATE” REAL FIGURES
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Quote in the article” >>> “Tens of thousands of Americans are dying. It’s now worse than the 2009 >>>swine flu outbreak”
LOL – how dangerous is “THE SWINE FLU”
The last time we trusted industry and their appointed government lackeys about the swine flu vaccine, the vaccine ended up killing …. 300 times more people …..than the flu itself!
It was 1976, and an outbreak of….. swine flu…… supposedly threatened the lives …of millions.
(That’s was the CDC “Fear Porn)
But instead of the flu killing millions of people, SWINE FLU >>>> claimed ONE life, <<<>> JUST 18 …. DIED OF FLU
Read the >>>>> British Medical Journal (The BMJ)
(BMJ 2005; 331:1412):
“[According to CDC statistics], ‘influenza and pneumonia’ took 62,034 lives in 2001
—BUT >>> 61,777 of which were – actually ….attributable to >>> pneumonia (NOT FLU)
- and (JUST) >>> 257 to flu,
( and in only >>> 18 cases >>> was the flu virus …. positively identified.”)
You see, the CDC has created … one overall category….. that combines both flu and pneumonia deaths.
- Why do they do this?
- Because they disingenuously “assume” (No Proof) that the pneumonia deaths are complications stemming from the flu.
This is an absurd assumption. Pneumonia has a number of causes.
But even worse, in all the flu and pneumonia deaths, >>>> only 18 revealed …. the presence….. of an influenza virus.
Therefore, the CDC could not say, with assurance of PROOF
- that any more than ,,,,, 18 people”” died of influenza in 2001. >>> Not 36,000 deaths. ….. JUST >>> 18 deaths.
https://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/massive-flu-outbreak-heres-the-real-story-the-media-wont-touch-the-lies-the-hoax-the-scandal/
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If you prefer – READ THE TRUTH in ….. the Medical Journal ….. “Advanced Practice Nursing”
https://www.asrn.org/journal-advanced-practice-nursing/1212-do-not-believe-everything-you-read-about-flu-deaths.html
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The CDC jumble FLU DEATHS with PNEUMONIA Deaths – to inflate the quoted FLU Deaths (Most CDC Flu deaths are pneumonia)
- and there are OVER VARIOUS 20 CAUSES OF PNEUMONIA
And re the article quote >>>”It presents only cases of lab-confirmed influenza, but not >>>> Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI).”
(FOR GOOD REASON)
Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI) – are around …. 20 “OTHER” viruses (That are NOT INFLUENZA) that have the same symptoms as Influenza – Cold, Runny Nose, Aching Joints & muscles, coughs & sneezes
- so as they …… are NOT FLU – they should NOT be included – in FLU figures & statistics
(why is te author – trying to include them in – the Flu Stats)
Another quote ” The chart also does not include pneumonia cases. This leaves thousands of cases off the chart”
As seen agin PNEUMONIA is NOT FLU (& has over 20 causes) >>> why is he trying to include SOMETHING THAT IS >>> NOT FLU – in the FLU statistics.
FEAR PORN PEDDLERS – The Book Author This article …. Contributor
Quote from article
“This Year’s Flu Strain Is…. More Deadly:
The dominant Influenza strain this year is >>>> H3N2.
This particular strain has a history of causing more hospitalizations and more deaths. According to the CDC: In the past, H3N2-predominant seasons have been associated with more severe illness and higher mortality,
- especially in older people and >>>> young children”
And according to the article >>> as to >>> young children deaths – CUMULATIVE this – flu season ??
QUOTE -A total >>>> of 37 influenza-associated <<<>> THIRTY SEVEN – not 37 thousand – plain old … 37).
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Instead of pushing hyping 37 deaths – or CDC hoax figures of TENS OF THOUSANDS (as they did again in 2001 when the real Death Cert Flu deaths – only recorded 18)
Why not spend …. more time on what …. the Medical System & Big Pharma “Kill Figures” as a minimum account for !!!
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SENATOR Bernie Sanders – Medical Mistakes >>>> 3rd Biggest Killer
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/medical-mistakes
Preventable medical errors in hospitals are the…. third leading cause of death …. in the United States, a Senate panel was told on Thursday.
- Only heart disease and cancer kill more Americans.
“Medical harm is a major cause of suffering, disability, and death – as well as a huge financial cost to our nation,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said at the outset of the hearing by the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging.
“This is a problem that has not received anywhere near the attention that it deserves and today I hope that we can focus a spotlight on this matter of such grave consequence,” added Sanders, the panel’s chairman.
The Journal of Patient Safety recently published a study which concluded that …. as many as …
>>> 440,000 people die >>> each year from preventable medical errors…. in hospitals.
Tens of thousands…. also die from preventable mistakes…. outside hospitals,….. such as deaths from missed diagnoses …. or because of injuries …. from medications.
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NOW does something that kills >>>> SIXTEEN JUMBO JETS worth of AMERICANS – each week – ever week (440,000 ever year)
Deserve….. more media space than…..
- something that has killed …. 37 youngsters – this WHOLE flu season (to date)
- and something that….. in truth – killed just EIGHTEEN people in a whole Flu Season (2001)
Think about that one – why does flu ….. get all this super media & CDC hype & propagation of FAKED statistics
year in year out re >>>> insignificant flu numbers
And you have NEVER HEARD – The “MEDICAL SYSTEM” KILLS …. 440,000 AMERICANS >>> PER YEAR – EVERY YEAR
(4.4 MILLIONS per decade)
“Follow the MONEY” (On BOTH)
Spraying everyone with live viruses in chemtrails to kill off the Gays. In chemtrails
When I wake up and find I’m the only guy alive I’ll worry about it…… and keep an eye out for you FLU ZOMBIES.