re: Big Ten discussing start of college football season on week of Thanksgiving

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I'm saying it doesn't matter if you are comparing worldwide numbers vs USA numbers, both will show higher than the flu.

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Yeah. It hit me after I entered my comment. My apologies.

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the flu is not a reportable disease in most parts of the U.S.)

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That is what makes this whole comparison stuff so difficult. It would be my guess that a ton of people get the flu and don't even go to the doctor. They go to bed and wait it out, which would actually strengthen your argument.

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Basically 6 months, we are right around that for covid and clearly have higher death numbers even if you include exaggerated numbers unless you think close to half the deaths are wrong

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Again from the CDC....flu season is considered October thru whenever, but the peak month is December and January, so most of the activity is only two months.
LINK It does say that activity can last as late as May, but typically two months is the peak period. Corona has no peak months, that we know about though, so activity has remaind strong for 6 months. (That we know of)


Personally i kind of wonder how many people might have gone to the doctor with flu like symptoms and was diagnosed by those symptoms to have the flu, when in fact they actually had Covid. (Which would alos help yoru argument)

Hey, I made a statement, and I should have been clearer. I just am not convinced that covid presents a big barrier to schools playing football or students going to school and classes. They are actually the safest people in the country. With their training and fitness level and dietary help, access to doctors and trainers......I'd rather be playing football than be my age. (I am older than dirt) I have a better chance of getting covid and dying from it than they do.