The sense of panic among the people of Taiwan comes mainly from their experience with SARS. However, most are unaware that even in a "normal" year, over 4,000 die in Taiwan from seasonal flu, and even in the US, with its advanced medical know-how, some 30,000 people die of the flu.
台灣民眾的恐慌主要來自 SARS 經驗，然而，大家或許從未注意，縱使在「正常」年頭，台灣每年死於季節性流感的人數也高達四千多人，即使醫療先進國如美國，每年死於流感的人數也總在 3 萬人上下。