Don't look at death RATES, look at death NUMBERS. If the death rate of the flu is 1%, and 35,000 die/yr, that means 3,500,000 people got the flu. If the death rate of Covid is 1% and 450,000 died in a year, that means 45,000,000 got Covid. Conclusion: Same death rate, but wayyy more contagious = wayyy more deaths.

Don't look at death RATES, look at death NUMBERS. if the death rate of the flu is 1%, and 35,000 die/yr, that means 3,500,000 people got the flu. If the death rate of Covid is 1% and 450,000 died in a year, that means 45,000,000. Conclusion: Same death rate, but wayyy more contagious = wayyy more deaths.