I don't seem to be able to find an article that even hints that perhaps some of the cases of flu might have been falsely diagnosed as COVID-19 - only reporting that the difference may be from hand washing and mask wearing. Even NewsMax reported it that way.
So the reason COVID-19 was supposed to have spread so badly is because Americans were not being vigilant about mask wearing and social distancing, but the reason that flu is down 98% this year is because Americans were so vigilant about mask wearing and social distancing. Makes perfect sense.
Perhaps just another example of COVID derangement syndrome (https://www.covid-19forum.org/index.php?topic=389.0) in the media.
"CDC: US Flu Numbers Drop by a Whopping 98 Percent"
https://www.newsmax.com/health/headline/flu-season-cdc/2021/01/04/id/1004217/
Discussion at the 45 minute mark
https://www.bitchute.com/video/TLmSzNomnVAU/