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The Gallant Old Republic wrote:

I really am very skeptical of the common claims be stated that wearing masks is so effective that it cut flu deaths dramatically, as you cite the numbers above. As has been pointed out by plenty of others, if masks were so effective and so widely used that they severely cut down flu cases and deaths, they would have shown strong signs of having done so with the coronavirus.

I said "COVID-19 regulations", not just "wearing masks". This includes #2, #3, and #5 on your list, as well as #7. And while #1 and #6 may have had an effect, they cannot possibly explain a drop in flu deaths of over 97%. (Nor can #4, for that matter.)

This is a worldwide collapse- do you think that governments worldwide conspired to fabricate the effectiveness of face coverings, social distancing, and increased sanitizing in slowing the spread of infectious diseases? Or that the WHO, who reported this drop, has become an arm of the Chinese government?

Science doesn't lie. Ever. It can't. Scientists can lie or misuse science, but the scientific method is sound. This past flu season went by with barely a whimper, when it usually kills tens of thousands. That's a fact. One can claim that the deep state is secretly classifying influenza cases as COVID-19 cases to keep the unwashed hordes from spraying their germs through the air with every breath, but one will struggle to find any evidence that would convince someone who needs it.