Covid vs Flu: Comparing All Cause Mortality Year Over Year

"Early on in the pandemic, referring to Covid-19 as “the flu” or "similar to the flu” invoked controversy. Those who compared to flu were accused of downplaying the impact of the virus. Many were just trying to get a baseline for what we might expect the overall impact on the population would be. While some might have been trying to minimize, others were merely asking a fair question: how bad will it be?"

https://relevantdata.substack.com/p/covid-vs-flu-comparing-all-cause