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Really? In bad years, apparently up to 10000 people die from the flu, or flu complications. Just in the UK.
SwissChap-
I don't really know where to start with this but I'll raise a few points.
It's too early to calculate mortality or morbidity rates. Professionals in the field almost unanimously agree on this.
Pandemics happen in waves. This is still wave one. Second waves tend to be the problematic time. Most serious pandemics are benign in wave one.
Swine Flu was less serious than normal flu but still killed half a million people globally. I don't get why people think half a million extra deaths is not a big deal. Half a million human deaths FFS!
Spanish flu on the other hand had a mortality rate of about 2.5% and ended up killing 50 million.
Nobody knows how good or bad things are. It is not possible to know at the moment.
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We have no idea where this is going, it could fizzle out in six months or we could all be dead this time next year...
Let's see how we go...
Stonehedge
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In that case I think your understanding is a little limited...