Politifag 2021 said this is was not due to a MIRACLE. But it's half-true.
(www.politifact.com)https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/05/facebook-posts/experts-credit-covid-response-sharp-decline-flu/Our ruling
A headline from an article widely shared on Facebook claimed: "A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time." The article cites this drop to suggest that health officials have improperly inflated the number of COVID-19 cases.
Flu cases are down dramatically. The CDC reported that only 62 of 38,572 specimens tested positive for influenza for the week ended Jan. 16, 2021. A year earlier, the figure was 9,277.
Public health experts say they believe the drop is due not to a miracle or statistical tricks, but largely to social distancing and other precautions being used in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
We rate the claim Half True.
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They say it was dripping with sarcasm then go on to say it's not a miracle. Well no shit. Saying "it's a miracle..." was the sarcasm and they even know it then go on and say it's false and it's not a miracle.
We all know the number of cases went down because the CDC ordered anyone who goes to the hospital with the flu or pneumonia to be considered and labeled as covid to bump up the number of covid cases to make it appear as if there is a pandemic going on.
I have that sourced from the CDC themselves on their website. I'll find it and post it also.
