Americans Kicked Flu Season's Ass

The flu season numbers are in and it was a complete curb-stomping by Americans in their War on the Flu, which normally hammers around 206,000 citizens per year. Not this flu season. Flu got its ass completely kicked and only registered 2,000 cases across 50 states. Impressive right? 206k to 2k is an incredible win by Americans.

How did such a drop happen? The New York Times has a theory.

"Scientists do not yet know which public health measures were most effective in eradicating the flu this season, but if behaviors like mask-wearing and frequent hand-washing continue after the coronavirus pandemic is over, they could help to keep influenza at bay in the United States," Times reporter Keith Collins wrote in his report that was published Thursday.

Look at Keith, just slipping perpetual mask-wearing into his report.

Collins notes that the country was still testing for the flu, even though COVID was on the brains of Americans. 1.3 million influenza tests were conducted, which is "more than the average of about one million in the same period in recent years," according to the reporter.

The mask police will say it's because, as a nation, we've been so much more careful with our hands, we're wearing masks, and people are working remotely. Ah, but what about states like Texas, where uttering that state name causes the mask police to lose their minds?

As of February 1, there were approximately 600 flu cases in Texas during the 2020-21 flu season compared to 27,000 over that same period the year before. The mask police take credit while the flu vaccine market wants in on the praise. The hand washers want their credit. The work-at-home types want their credit. The hand-shaking police want their credit. The travel restriction community wants its share.

Dallas County, Texas recorded two flu cases and no deaths this season. Typically, the county experiences around 18,000 flu cases per year with 25 deaths. In the state of Washington, as of the end of March, there were ZERO flu deaths across the entire state. Not a single flu death. A University of Washington infectious disease expert believes no one died this year because schools were closed.

"Next year, I certainly will be wearing a mask if I am using public transportation or in a congregate setting because I know that prevents the spread of a respiratory viral infection," UW Medicine infectious disease specialist Dr. Nandita Mani told KING-5 news.

Seriously? Come on, Nandita. You didn't know about the magical powers of masks before the COVID era, but suddenly there's a beautiful glow of light shining down on these pieces of cloth?

Let's go over to the Mayo Clinic for a Q&A where Pritish K. Tosh, M.D. answered a mask question back on October 21, 2020: Should I wear a mask to protect myself from influenza?

Answer:

The mask police will claim Tosh is some wacko right-wing doctor who is just a mouthpiece for the anti-masking crowd. Actually, Dr. Tosh advised against trick-or-treating on Halloween three weeks before he answered the influenza mask question.

Remember some of this when you start hearing the mask police telling you to wear your piece of cloth to stop the spread of the flu virus. It's coming in the fall when the flu comes back to take back its crown from the 'VID.