Covid isn't the "common cold". Covid=common cold/flu is an argument that some policymakers, pundits, and so-called "experts" have been trying to make since much earlier in the pandemic. They can do it directly, or indirectly. It happened with Omicron, for example. Some examples:
Tony Fauci in late 2021, Omicron, we likely learn to live with Covid like we do we do with common cold and flu (to note, Fauci has expressed varying and in my opinion inconsistent views on Covid, see various media)
businessinsider.com/fauci-american…
Is Covid a common cold yet, the Atlantic
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
"Have you got the common cold or new Covid-19 variant?"
"Feeling groggy and worn down in the lead-up to the Christmas period is just something to expect nowadays."
2023
thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/…
(Please note there are myriads of news articles like these, more or less subtly linking flu, cold and Covid together. And note that many people read only an article's title. So, even in case the articles in question dig deeper, the first impression stays)
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
"Summer colds"
healthmatters.nyp.org/what-to-know-a…
"Long colds"
bbc.com/news/health-67…
My thread on the "long colds" study and how it was erroneously presented in the media
Here we're in mid 2021 ...
cbc.ca/news/health/wh…
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