How fatal is seasonal flu? Seasonal flu kills about 0.1% of infected people, depending on the strain. How fatal is COVID-19? Approximately 1-2% Did the CDC rate covid as less fatal than the flu? No The data is being misinterpreted, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has estimated, without using "infection fatality rate" specifically, that COVID-19 is about 10 times more lethal than seasonal flu. In March, Fauci told Congress: "I think if you count all the cases of minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic infection, that probably brings the mortality down to around 1%, which means this is 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu."
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgrades COVID-19, rating it less fatal than seasonal flu
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Claim: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgrades COVID-19, rating it less fatal than seasonal flu

Evidence: How fatal is seasonal flu? Seasonal flu kills about 0.1% of infected people, depending on the strain. How fatal is COVID-19? Approximately 1-2% Did the CDC rate covid as less fatal than the flu? No The data is being misinterpreted, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has estimated, without using "infection fatality rate" specifically, that COVID-19 is about 10 times more lethal than seasonal flu. In March, Fauci told Congress: "I think if you count all the cases of minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic infection, that probably brings the mortality down to around 1%, which means this is 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu."


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Based on the provided evidence, which option from the following: Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking is true?

Claim: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgrades COVID-19, rating it less fatal than seasonal flu

Evidence: How fatal is seasonal flu? Seasonal flu kills about 0.1% of infected people, depending on the strain. How fatal is COVID-19? Approximately 1-2% Did the CDC rate covid as less fatal than the flu? No The data is being misinterpreted, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has estimated, without using "infection fatality rate" specifically, that COVID-19 is about 10 times more lethal than seasonal flu. In March, Fauci told Congress: "I think if you count all the cases of minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic infection, that probably brings the mortality down to around 1%, which means this is 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu."


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