The flu is a contagious disease, but you never made a big deal about it until now, at least according to your post history. The only reason you're making a big deal about it is because the media is. The IFR is actually going DOWN, not UP.
Also “aha! You never made a big deal on hacker news about this other contagious disease which has been with humanity for millennia! You are a fraud!” Is not a good argument.
It seems more like the only reason why you're not making a big deal out of it is because you've bought into irrational skepticism. The fact is that I have family members that are severely at risk if they were to catch the coronavirus, so I have a vested interest in making sure that they don't get it.
But if it makes you feel better, by all means include me as part of your media conspiracy.
And the IFR keeps going down, not up.