The overwhelming majority of deaths are elderly people though. Then most of the rest are above middle aged. Only a tiny percentage of young healthy people die f

The overwhelming majority of deaths are elderly people though. Then most of the rest are above middle aged. Only a tiny percentage of young healthy people die from the flu. One thing that's very different about some of these strains. EDIT: not to minimize the flu though. Comparing a flu to a cold is like comparing a migraine to a tension headache.