And this is exactly why flu comparisons are apt, even though they are ignored and ridiculed. Most people have no idea how bad a flu can get if you get it; they

And this is exactly why flu comparisons are apt, even though they are ignored and ridiculed. Most people have no idea how bad a flu can get if you get it; they hear “flu” but think about the common cold. The lesson from comparing COVID to flu (with all similarities and differences) is not “just ignore it, it’s nothing” but rather “it’s serious and potentially life threatening, but we do have a couple of millennia of experience dealing with it, let’s learn what we can and remain factual”