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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 4171154, member: 100731&quot;]A bit off-topic, but while you are correct that influenza annually kills a small subset of populations (usually ~1%, depending on the severity of the strain, and the effect of the vaccination), the main difference with influenza and COVID-19 is that there is zero immunity. With other words: there may be a new &#039;influenza&#039;, on top of the existing (so, instead of the 1% dying on influenza annually, we may have a new status quo with ~3% dying on influenza and COVID-19 annually, i.e. the virus may become a new &#039;normal occurence&#039;).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another notable difference is the virulence (i.e. how effective the virus is to infect others), which is way higher in COVID-19 than the common influenza. Also, as a medical doctor working in an academic hospital, I&#039;m impressed with the mortality rates. Sure, common influenza in a critical ill patient, or in elderly patients can be devastating. But the mortality rates are impressive, and worrisome in my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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