> Not everyone gets the flu every year because we have natural immunity to it This is not true, new viruses do appear and the flu vaccine is updated with the c

> Not everyone gets the flu every year because we have natural immunity to it This is not true, new viruses do appear and the flu vaccine is updated with the common ones. See the edit to my comment above. It's not inevitable that there will be "widespread transmission". Nobody can predict the future. It is important to slow the spread by educating people with facts, not with doom-prophesizing fear. Maintaining mental health is also important.