>Yes, covid is terrible but it's a different strain of a coronavirus (of which 20% of common colds are too), it's not something mystical. There's a strong chance we have substantial cross immunity to it though T-Cells defence. The literature is saying that if you're under 48 the flu has a higher mortality rate. We've mostly passed through the gompertz curve of the virus mortality as described by initial research by Hope Simpson regarding the seasonality of influenza viruses.

Sure. But COVID-19 is currently in pandemic mode, having now infected at least 10% of the worlds population with zero signs of slowing down. This is not an endemic virus with a known cap on seasonal infections like the flu or colds. The area under the curve is going to be massive in comparison. That's the issue. Yes, it may have many similarities to the long term effects of other viruses. But now we will have hundreds of millions of people dealing with this, rather than hundreds of thousands. Quantity has a quality all of its' own.