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Prof. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social

- 2025 was worst year for flu since 2017 - better identification of flu as cause of death - Covid-19 causing less severe disease due to population immunity - lower Covid-19 prevalence due to population immunity - worse identification of Covid-19 as cause of death (though still better than flu) 2/

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aug 18, 2025, 7:10 am • 9 0

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Prof. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social

In terms of actual burden of disease, it's very likely that Covid-19 deaths dropped well below flu deaths in 2025. But we won't have an official estimate from CDC for several years. www.cdc.gov/covid/php/su... www.cdc.gov/flu-burden/p... 3/3

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