For å få litt perspektiv på ting.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/press-conference-2018-19.htm
held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. CDC early estimates indicate that more than 900,000 people were hospitalized and more than 80,000 people died from flu last season
[1] Note: Estimates based on unpublished CDC data pdf icon[435 KB, 4 pages]external icon. These estimates are made based on rates of lab-confirmed influenza deaths in CDC’s hospital surveillance system, adjusted for two sources of under-detection: influenza testing practices in the surveillance hospitals, and the proportion of people with similar causes of death who die outside the hospital. This methodology was first published in PLOS One external icon , but has been fine-tuned to make it more accurate.
Dette er data fra en relativt aggressiv influensasesong i USA.
Men vi har jo en ekstrem usikkerhet på hvor mangen som faktisk er smittet.
Kina f.eks er 75000 saker. Men det er bare det som er registrert. Hvor mangen er faktisk smittet? Det vil jo ha ekstremt mye på si på forholdet mellom smittede og døde.
One report put the estimate of the cost of lost productivity to employers due to the flu in 2017-2018 at more than $21 billion, according to employment consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Moreover, an estimated 25 million workers got sick, while $855.68 was the average amount of wages lost due to missing shifts.
A 2018 reportTrusted Source estimated the average annual total economic burden of seasonal influenza to the American healthcare system and society was $11.2 billion. Direct medical costs were estimated to be $3.2 billion and indirect costs $8 billion.