"Learning from the H1N1 pandemic" "A major contributing factor to some of the criticisms of the management of the H1N1 pandemic was that its mortality impact w

"Learning from the H1N1 pandemic" "A major contributing factor to some of the criticisms of the management of the H1N1 pandemic was that its mortality impact was considerably less than had been predicted. " "The documented worldwide mortality from H1N1 is 50–100 times lower than conservative pre-pandemic predictions and substantially lower than seasonal influenza deaths." Source: https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/22/1/7/489927 https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/22/1/7/489927 How do they make sure that the mortality rate is between 2-3%? Same goes for the hospitalization rate, based on which the entire flattening-the-curve decisions are made. From what we know many will recover with mild symptoms. Those "many" may not even be tested and accounted for total Covid-19 cases Edit: I'm not trying to dilute the seriousness of this situation. Just questioning the statistical models based on the source above