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by pergadad 2294 days ago
The flu also did not face the same interventions as covid. No one has been isolated because of the flu, so it has reached far wider. What would the death rate look like without the quarantines, preventative testing of contacts and medical interventions?

Also the proportion of people hospitalised is far higher, with 10% or so needing oxygen. You don't get those numbers with the flu...