Sure but then thousands of people (mostly very old and sick) [die of flu every year.](https://www.health.com/condition/flu/how-many-people-die-of-the-flu-every-year) > the rates of the 2019–2020 flu season (pre-Covid). Per the CDC, there were an estimated 35 million flu-related illnesses—that number includes 16 million medical visit for the flu; 380,000 flu-related hospitalizations; and 20,000 deaths due to influenza.