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post 1630938993 02-09-2021, 08:30 AM
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What happened to the flu?

As a pharmacist, I have not given any flu vaccines in weeks nor have I dispensed any tamiflu.

My tech's theory is that since people are masking up and social distancing, it's preventing people from contracting the flu virus. Then why is covid cases increasing? haha. What's happened to the flu? did covid cure flu?

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post 1630939263 02-09-2021, 08:33 AM
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Flu wont be back until 2025 brah. Didn't you get the memo?
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Every other disease has been put on hold. Every death will be tallied as Covid-19. I thought you got the memo OP. Cancer? On hold. Virus? On hold. Hell I even have STD on the phone and I told him he's on hold as we speak.
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Inlfuenza hasn't gone anywhere, reported Covid contractions are hyper-inflated on the news due to the inaccurate PCR swabs that have been handed out like candy

We have people coming through to get swabbed every 3 days for free, out of fear

I've seen roughly a 50% inaccuracy rate because it's 99% sensitive



There's at least 40 common pathogens that will flag a false-positive under a low viral load, many of which you carry inside you at all times(like the Rhino virus)

tl;dr without antibody testing done in a lab, providers are just guessing which of the dozens of respiratory infections you might have
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post 1630940243 02-09-2021, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted By badbl00d⏩
Flu wont be back until 2025 brah. Didn't you get the memo?
Why 2025?
Trust me, I am a pharmacist.
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Originally Posted By TexasTechPharmD⏩
As a pharmacist, I have not given any flu vaccines in weeks nor have I dispensed any tamiflu.

My tech's theory is that since people are masking up and social distancing, it's preventing people from contracting the flu virus. Then why is covid cases increasing? haha. What's happened to the flu? did covid cure flu?

Go.
yo pharmacy bro, how often do chain pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid) restock medicines?
post 1630940473 02-09-2021, 08:48 AM
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Layman's theory is that since kids are home, there is less of it.
Just about every time I got sick over the last 5 years, the gf's neice or nephews gave it to me. With my closest friends, it was their kids or someone's kids on a play date spreading that chit around.

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post 1630940653 02-09-2021, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted By blissful88⏩
Inlfuenza hasn't gone anywhere, reported Covid contractions are hyper-inflated on the news due to the inaccurate PCR swabs that have been handed out like candy

We have people coming through to get swabbed every 3 days for free, out of fear

I've seen roughly a 50% inaccuracy rate because it's 99% sensitive



There's at least 40 common pathogens that will flag a false-positive under a low viral load, many of which you carry inside you at all times(like the Rhino virus)

tl;dr without antibody testing done in a lab, providers are just guessing which of the dozens of respiratory infections you might have
We do covid testing at my pharmacy and according to the manufacture, there is 50% accuracy for false negative but 90% accuracy on true positives. It's testing for the covid antigen so not sure how you can miss it unless it's SARS related virus. Weird.
Trust me, I am a pharmacist.
post 1630941083 02-09-2021, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted By bigbrainbrah⏩
yo pharmacy bro, how often do chain pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid) restock medicines?
I don't work for those $h!tholes so I don't know.
Trust me, I am a pharmacist.
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Originally Posted By TexasTechPharmD⏩
We do covid testing at my pharmacy and according to the manufacture, there is 50% accuracy for false negative but 90% accuracy on true positives. It's testing for the covid antigen so not sure how you can miss it unless it's SARS related virus. Weird.
The manufacturer is lying to you to sell the pharmacy more tests

The accuracy is 50% at absolute best while being 99% sensitive due to it being molecular



The problem is all those pathogens are in the same "family" which is why the infections mimic each other

PCR swabs are virtually worthless for identifying what to treat
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Originally Posted By MiscMathematician⏩
we're all wearing three masks. flu runs away from masks
Plus curfews helping. Rona loves to come out after 10pm
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Originally Posted By blissful88⏩
The manufacturer is lying to you to sell the pharmacy more tests

The accuracy is 50% at absolute best while being 99% sensitive due to it being molecular



The problem is all those pathogens are in the same "family" which is why the infections mimic each other

PCR swabs are virtually worthless for identifying what to treat
PCRs supposed to be more accurate. How can you be so sure that they're lying? haha
Trust me, I am a pharmacist.
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The flu was renamed Covid. I read yesterday, children who get the flu shot are immune to Covid.
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Covid has nearly the same effects as the flu...but I doubt the diagnosis would EVER be wrong.
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Originally Posted By TexasTechPharmD⏩
As a pharmacist, I have not given any flu vaccines in weeks nor have I dispensed any tamiflu.

My tech's theory is that since people are masking up and social distancing, it's preventing people from contracting the flu virus. Then why is covid cases increasing? haha. What's happened to the flu? did covid cure flu?

Go.
Why take a vaccine that is only 35% effective when you can take a vaccine that is 94% effective, but not needed.
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shut up and gimme the white ones with the red specks. no I don't need the amoxicillin.
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