One of the best ways to counter false or misleading claims is solid data collection.

For example, look at the UK comparison for hospital admissions who test positive vs those actually in critical care with COVID—blue bars. See how small it is now, in comparison and as a number. pic.twitter.com/kLelGsktZD

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) April 13, 2022

There’s a lot of Covidians panicking now, but for most the pandemic as such is over. Long Covid fears are way overblown and overinflated IMO, but time will tell on that.