Alarms are ringing but some will not hear, page-32

There is a vaccine for flu.

And smoking certainly does kill, but it doesn't do it in a fortnight.

1% of flu cases present as severe enough to warrant hospitalisation. For Covid-19 it's 6%.

Covid-19 Worldwide to date: 20,000 deaths from 454,000 illnesses
Flu in USA this season : 23,000 deaths from 38,000,000 illnesses

I think you're only being played if you're being guided by a source that is telling you it's not a big deal.