> Something like 30,000 people died every year from the regular flu in the USA alone, before pandemic. Social distancing (and masks) would bring that number to

> Something like 30,000 people died every year from the regular flu in the USA alone, before pandemic. Social distancing (and masks) would bring that number to close to 0. Flu and pneumonia vaccines were also available and uptake was nowhere near 100% (my doctor's office is always plastered with posters about "Get your flu shot" etc, but most people don't go out of their way to get it). For instance a friend once told me that they always get the flu when getting the flu vaccine (??! obviously nonsense, but they sincerely believed it) so would not get it anymore. Social distancing when a vaccine is available just doesn't make sense. We have to take the downsides of social distancing into account as well.