Bullshit did not fill our ICUs to 80% capacity with almost entirely intubated covid patients.  But believe what you want.  I have seen people dying from it.  Yes, it is not as bad as people had feared, but it is not "exactly the same" as anything really.  Just because politicians have seized onto this for their advantage does not mean it isn;t real.  You seem to be a black and white sort of thinker.