The last figures I saw was a mortality rate from flu at 0.1%, Covid 2% - Covid is probably high due to the accounting of dead vs survived (you don't go in the second column until properly clear) Now, for "herd immunity" to work, 60% of the population have to be 'immune', either through vaccination (not available) or to have survived. Rough figures follow:-Population 60m 60% 36m2% 720,000 dead -----ETA - Politics Paul, and we'd have to moderate ourselves if I started on particular individuals and their (entirely expected) woeful performance.