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2024-12-02 22:07:50 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2C45B8752011D4A1F0D605901175D5C7DD2AF1BAA3177EB3DA28BB6DF64CC275
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The flu was not rebranded as COVID-19. The flu is derived from the influenza virus, where COVID-19 is derived from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Flu season was mild during 2021 due to the mitigation measures used to contain COVID-19 https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-the-flu-season-basically-disappeared-this-year%23What-drove-down-flu-activity https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/flu-vs-covid19.html#:~:text=Influenza%20(flu)%20and%20COVID%2D,spreads%20more%20easily%20than%20flu
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