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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

A doctor was on LBC the other day saying



At this time of year colds and flu virus have gone. If you have any symptoms of these it is likely to be covid. self isolate and go to the government website. She was clear and adamant of the science behind this.

If at any time of year all colds and flu were gone then colds and flu wouldn't exist. Far fewer people gets colds and flu in summer but stating that they are "gone" is just flat out false. And that's not to mention the number of people who will be starting up with cough/sniffles/sore throat in April and May due to grass pollen allergy.

https://www.healthline.com/health/summer-cold

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2012/06...-when-its-warm

https://patient.info/news-and-featur...cold-in-summer

https://www.livescience.com/amp/1459...mmer-cold.html

https://www.verywellhealth.com/why-d...er-cold-770444

https://healthtalk.unchealthcare.org...he-summer/amp/



I'm bored of copy and pasting but this could literally go on all day.