Of course it’s a lower mortality rate than 2019nCoV, even at 2%.
But when people see a number like 900 dead, it sounds very high. When in reality 13,000 people a month died just a short time ago and no one even noticed. SO it’s posted for some perspective, nothing more.
If you believe the “official” Chinese numbers, you’ve already conceded discussion. Or you’re an apologist.
Fair points about the flu.
Yet at best, it implies we’ll have another flu, with likely double the deaths, from the introduction of coronavirus.
Heck, coronavirus is so ‘mutatable’ we may end up with a Summer flu season.