Monday, January 24, 2011

CDC reports decrease in flu activity? You wouldn't know it from some coverage.

The CDC is reporting a weekly decrease in flu activity, yet some sites are spinning this as an increase.

According to The Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP), "flu in the United States picked up last week, increasing its geographic impact and sending more people to doctors' offices, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today. "
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/general/news/jan2111update.html

I guess a decrease in the flu does not make a good headline.


http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

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