This season, flu deaths peaked in week four at 446. That are deaths reported to the CDC - the actual number will be higher and estimated numbers will be available much later.

Flu deaths this week are probably substantially lower than that maximum week.

But, as the conservaderp strategy illustrated, most people don’t give a thought to these statistics. Most people have no real problem if they contract the flu, just a few days of misery.

Until the hospitals are full and ambulances are turned away, not sure people are going to really notice the problem of everyone getting infected at once.