They refuse to acknowledge the elephant in the room.
They refuse to acknowledge the elephant in the room.
About 69% of people admitted to hospital with confirmed influenza since April are aged under 16
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Dr Sarah McNab, the director of general medicine at the Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne, said the rise was likely due to flu patterns returning to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic and the ease with which the contagious virus spreads in childcare centres and schools.
By “returning to normal” does she mean flu case number estimates are being reported again?
I guess they’re not calling everything COVID-19 anymore.
Then there’s this .
Based on what I know this is partly under staffed hospitals, and partly ongoing severe illnesses in the vaxxed. The illness in the vaxxed is still getting worse, so we’ll see more of this.
[Original link](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/06/rollercoaster-of-a-sickness-how-a-horror-flu-season-is-catching-australian-families-off-guard)
> About 69% of people admitted to hospital with confirmed influenza since April are aged under 16
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> Dr Sarah McNab, the director of general medicine at the Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne, said the rise was likely due to flu patterns returning to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic and the ease with which the contagious virus spreads in childcare centres and schools.
By “returning to normal” does she mean flu case number estimates are being reported again?
I guess they’re not calling everything COVID-19 anymore.
Then there’s this [report on ridiculous wait times at one hospital](https://unofficialbird.com/NaturallyFTW/status/1678483297154859009#m).
Based on what I know this is partly under staffed hospitals, and partly ongoing severe illnesses in the vaxxed. The illness in the vaxxed is still getting worse, so we’ll see more of this.
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