@ColtrainRobert This study, which I think is from abt 2012, used data from 2010 census to estimate economic impact is US. $1-3 bil in med costs; up to $166 bil other impacts. (You can count on me for info overload 😉) https://t.co/R3kO2kIYd8
@rompenni Yep! That's us! I'm just an REL prof, Rep. Smith. Diseases affect economies. The seasonal flu damages economies at an average of $2.47 mn per county. Now, Rep. imagine a disease *more* deadly and *more* contagious than the flu. Imagine that damag
RT @gilbellosta: "The latest estimation by Molinari et al. indicated that the short-term costs and long-term burden of seasonal influenza c…
"The latest estimation by Molinari et al. indicated that the short-term costs and long-term burden of seasonal influenza can be amounted to $26.8 ~ $87.1 billion a year..." (en EE.UU.) https://t.co/eXdPB2bXAB