Worse than the flu?

COVID denial is included in the narrative that the virus is no worse than the flu. Upon asking respondents, ‘Does someone in your close environment deny that COVID-19 is dangerous and no worse than the flu?’ 43.8% answered ‘yes.’ As the media exclaim, we are facing an ‘infodemic,’ such a high percentage should be less of a surprise and more of a warning. Disinformation and the similarity of symptoms have led people to be easily convinced.