I don't mean to understate the risk of corona

but see eg this - which suggests that seasonal flu is pretty dangerous too

Public Health England estimates that on average 17,000 people have died from the flu in England annually between 2014/15 and 2018/19. However, the yearly deaths vary widely from a high of 28,330 in 2014/15 to a low of 1,692 in 2018/19. Public Health England does not publish a mortality rate for the flu.

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Posted By: paulg on March 30th 2020 at 17:46:59

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Why we are all doing this. (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 16:59:08
- As I wrote 17 days ago..... (Coronavirus) - usacanary, Mar 30, 21:18:43
- There’s a big lag in the data though (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 30, 18:02:32
  - Not on the testing though is there? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 18:05:24
    - No, just the deaths (n/m) (Coronavirus) - duke of york, Mar 30, 18:06:39
- what are the figures for seasonal flu in the same period? (Coronavirus) - paulg, Mar 30, 17:33:41
  - Not sute. the ONS weekly figures are out tomorrow which I understand (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 17:43:42
    - Is that UK only? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Trent_Canary, Mar 30, 17:45:50
      - England and Wales as I understand it (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 17:56:20
        
        which might make you patient zero?! (Coronavirus) - paulg, Mar 30, 18:00:55
        
        thanks for you informative posts Jim. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - shoddy, Mar 30, 17:58:21
        
        PS I am assuming this is cosidered a respiratory disease but it may not be in (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 17:57:49
  - Mate,I've got an autoimmune disease,I don't shit myself if I get the flu. (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:40:28
    - I don't mean to understate the risk of corona (Coronavirus) - paulg, Mar 30, 17:46:59
      - I think if you want to put it into context of a typical “flu” like period (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 19:44:27
- I thought we wouldn’t see benefit of what we are doing now for 2-3 weeks? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - loz, Mar 30, 17:06:13
  - We did it in stages though didn;t we. I can't recall precisely when but (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 17:31:51
    - But yes unlikely to see the real effect of the lockdown from last week for another week or (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 17:32:57
      - It appears they will include the number at home from tomorrow (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Mar 30, 18:15:13
        
        That’s going to be in the weekly ONS stats I think. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jim, Mar 30, 19:10:48
- Cheers Jim. Am avoiding most news at the moment, but like these posts. (Coronavirus) - Yellalee, Mar 30, 17:01:13
  - You ok boy? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:02:01
    - Good proth, how are you doing? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Yellalee, Mar 30, 17:44:38

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