On 25/02/2021 22:21, bert wrote:
In article , alan_m
writes
On 25/02/2021 14:33, Jethro_uk wrote:

The most persuasive argument is that the chance for people to spread flu
by dragging their sickbed into their workplace has gone. Proof that a
slightly more generous approach to sick pay could have a dramatic
beneficial effect on public health generally. Not that any amount of
proof can challenge the dogma that you must work till you die.


I worked for a company that offered 6 months full pay for sickness and
that didn't stop the spread colds and flu around the office/factory -
possibly because it is already passed on before full symptoms appear.

Flu is far less aggressive than Covid 19 so the measures to stop spread
of the latter will be far more effective against the former. In addition
we have had more flu vaccinations this winter and for once the vaccine
was accurately targeted at this year's variant.

the figures that I have seen are that without measures to slow it, the
R-rate (R0) for flue is about 1.3 and Covid-19 is 2.5+, so yes, the
anti-Covid measures that have stopped the spread of Covid-19 being as
high as they might, will have pretty well wiped out the spread of flu.