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5 Reasons Flu Cases Are Way Down This Year

5 min readJan 9, 2021

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A portrait of a young woman wile wearing a face mask for protection from cold and flu and viruses.
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Because the flu virus is significantly less contagious than the novel coronavirus, gains from masking are even more pronounced when it comes to influenza.

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Bo Stapler, MD
Bo Stapler, MD

Written by Bo Stapler, MD

Health & science writer on Elemental & other pubs. Hospitalist physician in internal medicine & pediatrics. Interpreter of medical jargon. bostapler.medium.com

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