> how does this compare to normal flu? Flu is really serious, which is why we have nationally co-ordinated campaigns of surveillance and monitoring, and then r

> how does this compare to normal flu? Flu is really serious, which is why we have nationally co-ordinated campaigns of surveillance and monitoring, and then rapid vaccination development, and then programmes to immunise as many vulnerable people as possible. So far, we think covid-19 is about 10 times worse than flu. On an average year in the UK flu kills about 10,000 people. So far Covid has killed many more - at least 50,000. But this is using an inclusive definition for "killed by flu" that will include many people, and it's using a restrictive definition for "killed by covid" that will undercount deaths. To give an idea of how flu in the UK is counted you can look at this report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526405/Flu_Annual_Report_2015_2016.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...