JMJ Farms said:
I agree with that for the most part. It's been very dramatized to say the least. I do personally know a 40 year old (whom as far as I know is otherwise healthy) who is in ICU locally. And I personally know a couple of older folks who lost the fight with it. So I won't say it's not real. And I won't say it's not very serious, bc I've never personally known anyone that died with the flu.
I have not personally known anyone to die from the flu either. I know that according to the numbers, people do die from it, but I've never actually heard anyone say, "Did you hear about Bob? He died from the flu." I hear of a lot of people getting it every year, but i never knew anyone to die from it; however, I know of 5 people who died from covid in the last few months, and I'm in a rural area. That's what makes this seem different to me. I don't have a medical degree, so that makes my view valid.