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Originally Posted by russellw

It's pretty simple really.

1. COVID (in Australia) has an adult mortality rate of 5.22 per 100k of adult population.

2. Influenza in Australia during a bad year like 2019 has a mortality rate of 4.139 per 100k but is more normally about 1.68 per 100k and has been just about zero the last 18 months.

3. As a driver, the road death mortality rate in 2020 was 3.0/100k and for all vehicle occupants 4.044/100k although it is worse if we include pedestrians, cyclists and motorbike riders.

And the argument that the mortality rate for COVID is so low, there's no justification for continued control measures (such as restrictions and lockdowns) would be like saying that because the mortality rate for driving a car is so low we might as well well not make it a legal requirement to wear a seat belt.

One does not necessarily justify the other.