They didn't argue the disease Covid is becoming like the disease flu. They argued the prevalence and common impact is. That's an important distinction. Hospi

They didn't argue the disease Covid is becoming like the disease flu. They argued the prevalence and common impact is. That's an important distinction. Hospitalization and death is different, long covid is different, and they mention both, specifically. Even WSJ coverage of this emphasized that point, and it's hardly a liberal rag, phrasing as "Treat it more like flu" not that the disease itself is flu-like. On the contrary, WSJ point out: However, public health officials cautioned that Covid still isn’t the same as the flu or other respiratory viruses. “Let’s be clear. Covid-19 is not the flu,” said Jackson at the CDC. “It still causes more serious illness and leads to more lasting effects,” he said. Public-health experts and physicians note that Covid is still a disease that is cited as a cause of death in more than 1,000 people a week, according to CDC data. And long Covid, with symptoms that can linger months and even years, hasn’t gone away. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/covid-guidelines-2024-cdc-symptoms-contagious-cdefb6b8 https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/covid-guidelines-2024-cd... Finally, CDC didn't ditch 5 day precautions. The part most coverage isn't headlining, CDC say if you're not isolating, wear a well-fitting mask, keep your distance from people, for five days. They also say during that 5 days have clean air, which they define as outside air, higher fresh air mix, and purification. An office demanding people come in should ask their building if they've adopted the post-pandemic ASHRAE directional guidance (not yet formalized). With recent research attributing long covid brain-fog to leaking blood in the brain, and research is still finding other unexplained effects, it may be worthwhile to weigh that we have a pretty good handle on the flu, but ... TL;DR: We are still learning about this thing.