Flu rates are based on all known knowledge, population testing, etc. We don't have that for covid-19. If you want a good apple-to-apples comparison of lethality of another pandemic, you need to find CFR numbers that were available during the pandemic. That is what I provided in my post. Here is the source I got them from [0] which gives the CFR at the 10-week mark for H1N1, somewhat similar to where we are now. Here's the relevant quote:
>"The overall case fatality rate as of 16 July 2009 (10 weeks after the first international alert) with pandemic H1N1 influenza varied from 0.1% to 5.1% depending on the country."
There are near instant tests for flue in most every urgent care center I've been to (easier and faster than getting a dr appt.)
Whenever I have gone or brought my kids when sick, they perform the test to rule out any potential need for antibiotics. When I asked, they said it's systematically reported to the the CDC as part of their flu surveillance system, whether positive or negative. That surveillance network is significantly more robust than a survey.
>"The overall case fatality rate as of 16 July 2009 (10 weeks after the first international alert) with pandemic H1N1 influenza varied from 0.1% to 5.1% depending on the country."
[0] https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/global-covid-19-case-fatality-...