Flu kills 1000s in the uk with a vaccine so it would be an even bigger killer without it. As a further poster said 30% odd are under 45 on ventilators. Without these ventilators how many more would die in that age group. As I posted all the ventilator does is buy you time to fight this with your own body. I'm sure if no one had access to a ventilator we would be at flu levels already. Then add carrying on as normal it would make flu figures a lot lower. Once this hits countries without the medical care in high numbers the death rates will be huge and that will show were we would be without ours. Watch the usa and they have loads more medical care. This bug doesnt differentiate with who gets it. It does though affect older people more who's bodies cant fight it with or without help. That's the key, the help to fight it.

I keep hearing about this 'Love Island'....is it like soft TV poorn where viewers perv over randomly dim but aesthetically blessed youngsters?

Oh the finger pain.

'Public Health England' estimates that on average 17,000 people have died from the flu in England annually between 2014/15 and 2018/19. However, the yearly deaths vary widely from a high of 28,330 in 2014/15 to a low of 1,692 in 2018/19. 'Public Health England' does not publish a mortality rate for the flu.

''the line of duty, anybody else feel the bankers should get a hefty bonus in honour of there hard graft saving the country?''

Go to bed.

I can assure you it was a very fleeting glance as I made my way to close the curtains.
Never again have my eyes been subjected to the programme.
I would far rather watch the 'Testcard'.

Edited by Willo (04 Apr 2020 12.14am)