'Sick of this dumb alarmist s*it': CBS Los Angeles warns of flurona, a combination of the flu and Covid

LOL, what?

#BREAKING: A COVID testing site at the Getty Center has detected LA's first case of flurona, a combination of influenza and coronavirus. https://t.co/POJ29MnEZD

— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) January 5, 2022

And we really like how they bury this at the very end of the article:

The detection of flurona should not be cause for alarm, Berzan said, but another reminder to take precautions such as wearing a mask, washing hands, and staying home when sick.

By the way, this is not something that’s even new:

A number of articles this week about coinfection with COVID-19 and flu. This isn't new and has been observed since the early days of the pandemic. 206 people in the U.S. are currently hospitalized with a COVID/influenza coinfection https://t.co/JKUBvStfFu

— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) January 5, 2022

Please don’t do this journos:

Please for the love of god do not make "flurona" a thing, media people https://t.co/4F1KHAVZPG

— Anthony L. Fisher (@anthonyLfisher) January 5, 2022

This is *exactly* what they’re doing:

Flurona? Are you high?

"Hey, this person got the flu and covid at the same time. We have to give it a really stupid name so people will think it's novel and dangerous and not just what happens with multiple infectious diseases." https://t.co/N52Lr2a046

— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) January 5, 2022

They won’t stop:

Sick of this dumb alarmist shit. Stop trying to make "flurona" happen. https://t.co/JVk3QKvUYV

— Louis Peitzman (@LouisPeitzman) January 5, 2022

'Sick of this dumb alarmist s*it': CBS Los Angeles warns of flurona, a combination of the flu and Covid

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