Take a look. Not so bad, really http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2010-2011/FluView02.ppt
From the CDC
I guess your perspective depends on where you live and how healthcare is rationed
In December 10% of intensive care beds in Britain were occupied by flu victims- a greater percentage of nation’s stock of ventilator systems (4,000) being used to keep flu victims alive