Beat me to it. After this came to light I then knew for sure it was all an evil con.
FWIW, during the Covid Hysteria, I never contracted covid, but had the flu once and got over it. The disappearance of flu from CDC reports always struck me as extremely suspicious.
Of course, a believer would say that measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid suppressed influenza as a side effect. I would be be extremely sceptical.