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2024-12-03 11:28:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EF8B6B7F0324C7361181F196AAD1D226F5E46C5C6026275B66DEFA63CB7B5608
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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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