Has the influenza vaccine also killed off thousands???You could say that.
Hospitalisations and deaths due to influenza
In 2016, there were over 12,000 hospital admissions for influenza in Australia. The number of
hospital visits rises and falls each year depending on the characteristics of the particular influenza
season. Hospitalisation rates are generally highest among children aged under 5 and adults 65 and
over (left figure).
Between 1997 and 2016, influenza caused 2,316 deaths in Australia, 80% (1,847 deaths) of which
were in people aged 65 and over. Over this period, there was an average of 31 influenza deaths per
million population per year in older Australians, compared with 2 per million population per year in
children aged under 5 (right figure). These data may under-estimate the real impact of influenza on
deaths in Australia, as many of the people who die will not have been tested for influenza.
Source: AIHW analysis of National Hospital Morbidity Database. Source: AIHW analysis of National Mortality Database.
https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/2623df7f-794f-4712-94e4-65442323784e/aihw-phe-236_influenza.pdf.aspx
