There seems to be a slight difference in that people who aren't in the normal influenza risk groups can also die, but the risk is still very small, and regular

There seems to be a slight difference in that people who aren't in the normal influenza risk groups can also die, but the risk is still very small, and regular influenza still kills more every year than this one has. But hey, at least the ailing newspaper industry can make some money on riding the hype and fear wave. The only problem is that the usual conspiracy nuts are given some time in the spotlight and this in turn makes a small amount of people more sceptical towards modern medicine, which is just sad.