“The CDC officially agrees with ‘conspiracy theorists’ from 2020” who wanted to treat COVID-19 like the flu.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 2 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Public health experts at the CDC and elsewhere said the change in guidance is a response to lower rates of COVID-19-related deaths and hospitalizations because of vaccines, immunity from infection and treatments.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 March 2024, 6 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C4CTrGytz1C/
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