Coronavirus Update -- February 25, 2020 Data

Seasonal flu virus (not coronavirus) update. How good is the vaccine? Interim report released by the CDC earlier today. Apparently not very effective. 50/50. In fact, worse than 50/50. Link here.

The current influenza vaccine has been 45% effective overall against 2019-2020 seasonal influenza A and B viruses.

That means the vaccine is about as effective as it typically is in a season when it offers a decent match to circulating influenza antigens.

"The meaning of the effectiveness number gets misinterpreted frequently," he told AAFP News. "While we would all want an even more effective vaccine, it remains the best way we have to prevent flu and its complications."

Because 2019-2020 has been an early and relatively severe flu season and because flu activity continues, Epling said family physicians definitely should continue to offer vaccinations to all unvaccinated patients.

I believe I read (and posted) elsewhere that a record number of children in the US have died of seasonal flu this year (2019 - 2020) and the flu season is not yet over. At last count, 105 children have died of seasonal flu in the US this year (2019 - 2020).

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Corona Virus

The virus: SARS-CoV-2

The Disease: COVID-19

SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

One word: staycations.

Later, 7:06 p.m. Central Time, February 26, 2020: the daily coronavirus is delayed. It should have been posted by now.

Later, 7:26 p.m. Central Time, February 26, 2020, total deaths for February 25, 2020, had been updated. I expected full report any moment now. What I am looking for are data points for the four most important data points.