1918 Virus killed 50 Million, the only reason why the world is doing so much better is because modern medicine has progressed these past 100 years.
Just how many million's of people have to die before you realize that it was too many.
In Vietnam my generation lost about 58,000, and the country was filled with protests for years, this virus is barely 18 months long. The problem is there are many who refuse to take a simple vaccine to help halt its spread.