Dear US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

It’s too late for spring cleaning

We have shown how you have consistently exaggerated the threat from influenza, which you inconsistently labelled “flu” or “influenza” as your needs changed to suit your aims and confusion was needed.

Estimates of the burden were so inflated that even senior officials in the Biden administration warned you, but you refused to budge. On 23 October 2024, we…