But that's what I'm saying. The flu is already a serious deal and nobody panics.
In any case, surely there are some differences between the 1918 world of the Spanish flu and the current world, both in actual medicine and what we learned about how to manage contagious diseases? Maybe the Spanish flu today (I mean, if it started today and hadn't happened before) wouldn't have as many victims.
Covid19 is more contagious and more deadly than "regular flu"