Is there a chance that the regular flu shot could lessen the severity if this is contracted? Debating of I should get one this week.
No, but it is possible to get more than one strain of flu at the same time, and if your system is already weakened from fighting one... well, if it is one of the common strains targeted by this year’s shot, you’ll only really have to fight one. It won’t help against this coronavirus, but it won’t hurt either.
Also, make sure your pneumonia vaccines are up to date, especially if you were ever a smoker, have lung diseases or have ever lived in a smoggy city like Los Angeles - many of the flu victims were not killed by the flu itself but by common bacterial pneumonia that decided to be opportunistic and take advantage of the victim’s weakened immune system.
No.
The report I read yesterday said that those who died, also had pneumonia.
The two pneumonia shots might be prudent.