[ProfessorGoldiloxx]

I was watching the flu deaths at the time covid hit, and suddenly about 18 months or so ago they stopped being reported. So the good news is that covid cured the flu... ;^)

[blueplum]

I don’t think covid cured the flu, It’s there’s still, flu A and B circulating. But lockdowns and not working and socializing had an effect (along with zero chinese tourists). Covid went from a 1 to 2 infections to a 1 to 5 infections while flu stayed at 1 to 1. So even with reduced contact, covid would spread faster than flu.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/flu-vs-covid19.htm

[blueplum]

sorry, gave the wrong link, here the flu one:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

[Caipirabob]

I was watching the flu deaths at the time covid hit, and suddenly about 18 months or so ago they stopped being reported. So the good news is that covid cured the flu... ;^)

Coinciding with the fact that the PCR used to determine if one has COVID cannot differentiate between Covid-19 and the flu. Hence the CDC this past month has issued a statement to people applying this test to stop and use an actual reliable method for testing.

[a real Sheila]

I truly believe all the “mild covid cases” were actually the flu.