I think DasJazz is being a complete *** about this.
Is the fear that we're all going to die? Nope, that's not what anyone is worried about.
Is the fear that the healthy population might spread this to vulnerable people who might die? Yes that is one of the fears. This is much more deadly to the elderly and people with underlying health issues than the flu. Not by a little bit, by a lot.
Is the fear that if we all get sick at once and "get it out of the way" that our medical infrastructure will be overwhelmed, resulting in many unnecessary deaths that could have been prevented with basic care? Yep, that's pretty much what's going on right now. We're trying to spread the instances of infection out over a longer period of time so that cases can be dealt with as they occur and the correct amount of care can be provided to people who are most vulnerable.
Is this just basically the common cold? **** no, this is WAY different than the common cold and saying that it is, over and over like a braying donkey even when it has been explained several times what the difference is makes you look dumb as ****!