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Originally Posted by BiggarView
history lesson #2: Liberty War Bond Parade in Philly in 1918. 200,000 turned out at the urging of public officials who knew about an outbreak at a nearby military facility that had 50 cases already of a flu that was already raging in Europe and that was sweeping through that facility that was process returning personnel from Europe. Less than week later 12,000 were dead. That was just a tiny part of the Spanish flu. USA total estimated 100 million infected 500,000-600,000 dead. It's getting real folks.
We had hoped to start FTing this summer upon sale of our house.... Plans are in flux now. We are not taking anything for granted.
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It is real, but there is just one HUGE difference between Spanish Flu of 1918 and covid19.
Spanish flu victims (those who died) were typically 20-40 years of age, healthy part of the population. A world war was also going on at the time, which demanded the movement of large amounts of people.
Covid19 victims (those who die) typically are elderly or people with compromised immune systems. Its really more like a highly contagent version of the standard flu, which also kills thousands of immuno compromised humans each year. Precaution is necessary, but panic is not.