[Ron H.]

IMO it is more so just a way over super-blown hyped up every day occurrence likely. It is flu time and what with a 2% fatality rate that puts right on par with the fatality rate of around 2% as well for the flu.

[palmer]

Flu mortality is about 0.1%

[DannyTN]

The flu mortality rate is 0.1% not 2%. 20 times worse.

[Black Agnes]

Fatality rate of ‘regular flu’ is 0.07%.

Fatality rate of 2% is 30 times that of the regular flu.