As said the excess deaths in 2017 - 2018 winter was 5100 but this was not an average year and not all killed by Flu. The Fun Jab that year did not gave quite low protection for the over 65's.
So if you have a Jab that is 90% - 95% effective it would have a good result in lowering the numbers that get infected. Thats if people will have the Jab that is.
Cheers Arry
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