Both arguments has its own merit. You can argue till the cows come home and there won't be a definite answer.Yes, I knew that about the flu shots. That is why I do not understand why not the most vulnerable are vaccinated first. By the way. Mortality rate in humans is huge. 1.8 million until now. And still counting more and more daily.
We are lucky that this 'chines wuhan virus" is NOT as deadly as SARS.
SARS, the First Pandemic of the 21st Century
Both of them are corona virus!