My response to *that* BBC article framing Covid as just another winter bug, "like flu", is here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/christinapagel/p/covid-is-not-just-a-regular-winter?r=8zv6v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

TLDR: it is NOT, because flu is "not just a bug", Covid is not a *winter* bug, and Long Covid remains a serious issue

Covid is not "just a regular winter bug"

Three points against a recent BBC article framing Covid as "just a regular winter bug"

Diving into Data & Decision making

@chrischirp BBC article headline classic case of Betteridge's law.

Pretty disappointed by the BBC here. The article itself is a little more nuanced and balanced, but the headline is typical click-bait.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines

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Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia