Fact Check: Flu and COVID-19 Are NOT Identical Illnesses, So Vaccine Recommendations Vary
Fact Check
Are flu and COVID-19 identical illnesses, meaning that vaccine recommendations for each are the same? No, that's not true: The recommendations may vary as the illnesses are distinct. During an interview in 2004, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that a woman who recently had the flu did not need the flu…