Claim: Covid-19 is a rebrand of flu
Fact-check: Covid-19 is not a rebrand of flu - Full Fact
Verdict: covid-19 is not a rebrand of flu. although there has been a reduction of flu this year there is no evidence to suggest that covid-19 is simply influenza in a new guise. not least because they are caused by different organisms.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-03-03T00:00:00