It's dead simple. Nobody cares if you get sickness X, they care if you *die or have lasting major effects* due to sickness X. It doesn't matter whether sickness

It's dead simple. Nobody cares if you get sickness X, they care if you *die or have lasting major effects* due to sickness X. It doesn't matter whether sickness X is COVID, or the flu, or a cold, or literally anything else. If everyone gets some sickness, but nothing happens but a few symptoms for 24 hours, does it make a sound?