It did a couple of years ago when the vaccine missed badly

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Mar 27, 2020
8:46:37am

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It did a couple of years ago when the vaccine missed badly

Hospitals Overwhelmed by Flu Patients Are Treating Them in Tents

The influx of hospital patients due to 2018’s deadly flu epidemic is taking its toll. Here is how hospitals are dealing with the emergency.

https://time.com/5107984/hospitals-handling-burden-flu-patients/

but usually we know what to expect

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RE: Why doesn’t the flu overrun hospitals?

CallingDingo

3/27/20 8:44am

because its the same every year and is planned for.

RugbyCoug

3/27/20 8:45am

Why doesn't the flu cause people to become stupid and buy a decade's supply of toilet paper?

foofcoug

3/27/20 8:46am

It did a couple of years ago when the vaccine missed badly

BYUheaven

3/27/20 8:46am

Flu is part of their normal conditions that they plan for

buffgato

3/27/20 8:47am

For one thing, our capacity is based on the norm, so when you stack this thing on top of the flu, we start to overflow.

CDV

3/27/20 8:51am

To add to what others have said,

El Careeb

3/27/20 8:57am

Thank you, that makes the most sense

CallingDingo

3/27/20 9:03am

The flu doesn’t spread quite as quickly so the curve is already flatter

Gorgias

3/27/20 9:00am

It could. But we’re prepared for it. COVID-19 would not have been an issue

dchandle15

3/27/20 9:02am

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