I repeat, it was a joke

You're taking the joke way too seriously.

You're correct, the CDC didn't issue estimates that year because their sample size of hospitalizations was too low

Please refer to the link in my first comment

This is incorrect. I linked the data in my comment. '21-'22 saw the fewest flu deaths in recent memory, but there were still almost 5000 documented cases.

Edit: Totally missed that '20-'21 was missing from this data. Turns out the CDC didn't issue estimates for that season

Does she say that to you explicitly ? If so, ask her: If she's just going to die, why does it matter if she's locked out of her accounts? If she has a reason to access her accounts, she has a reason to learn how to access them.

On a mental health note, the last of Erik Erikson's stages of development relates to old age/end of life, and the choice is between dignity or despair. If you see your mother trending toward despair, she might need help with her mental health, such as seeing a therapist.

You also might consider therapy for yourself. I get the impression you've got some boundary issues with your mother that you could improve. Good luck to you

Not really, they caught it from wild birds. There's still no human to human transmission. Stop kissing birds y'all

Frankly, there's nothing to worry about right now. The concern is the potential for a new flu variant to emerge that the public has little to no existing immunity for, however that variant has not emerged and is not very likely to emerge, there just exists a small chance that it may. The only thing you should be doing is keeping your distance from birds and getting your flu shot.

This specific death happened to an elderly person with a bunch of other health conditions, which is common for the flu. Thousands of people die from the flu every year, and it doesn't make the news. What you can be sure of is that H5N1 stories are generating clicks for the media.

These are ways to immediately reduce your carbon footprint with $10,000, which is what OP asked for. There is absolutely no "shift of responsibility" involved in deciding to stop giving natural gas manufacturers and distributors your money.

If you have any natural gas appliances in your home (like water heater, dryer, stove, oven, HVAC), transition to an electric version. Cancel your gas service.

It's like you read the first sentence and then stopped

Plenty small restaurants have not seen price increases this stark over this period of time. Eat there instead.