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Checked by Vera Files8 Jul 2022Philippines Health

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

“COVID-19 infection caused by the Omicron variant is "like having the flu.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global te…