I’m 45. I seem to remember, as a kid, that about once a year I or someone in my family got the flu. Sore throat, aches, fever, fatigue, bleh. But it was common. We didn’t have any widespread campaign to get a flu vaccine, nor any panicky headlines in the media about a severe flu outbreak. I’m not sure what’s changed - why flu season is all of a sudden this major news item and cause for concern. I wonder, Are the strains of flu now more dangerous than 30+ years ago? Is it killing more people now than it used to?
If we had REAL news, they would actually research and answer your very logical questions. But that might reduce the hype that brings on more viewers.