Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week?

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7. I was going off CDC numbers

https://www.cdc.gov/flu-burden/php/data-vis/2024-2025.html

https://www.cdc.gov/covid/php/surveillance/burden-estimates.html

A lot of people die of flu every year - mostly people with comorbidities which is also the case with Covid. But we're used to flu deaths, so we almost don't even really notice. Covid's still somewhat novel, so it's notable that it remains a thing. However, this past year, flu overtook Covid in deaths for the first time since the pandemic.

I have no idea where that article sourced its statement from. There's no citation or numbers.

The problem with Covid is it has a higher mortality rate, so it's more dangerous if you do get it, particularly when immunocompromised or with comorbidity. But the numbers have ticked down to such that it's basically in flu area of public health problems these days.

Barring some crazy hell variant, which seems unlikely at this point, it's going to be handled like flu going forward. And the public will do what they do. Those at risk will get shots, and people who don't think they're at risk won't bother very much.

I just got my latest booster in April, but I also work in healthcare, so regular vaccines are a thing.