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Re:Get Real: no drug or vaccine will avoid a very big corona... by shawabawa3 on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @12:30PM (#22485718)
Spanish flu was also "just a flu" and killed between 17 and 50million people world wide

Covid19 is more contagious and more deadly than "regular flu"

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Re:Get Real: no drug or vaccine will avoid a very big corona... by the_af on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @01:34PM (#22486410)
But that's what I'm saying. The flu is already a serious deal and nobody panics.

In any case, surely there are some differences between the 1918 world of the Spanish flu and the current world, both in actual medicine and what we learned about how to manage contagious diseases? Maybe the Spanish flu today (I mean, if it started today and hadn't happened before) wouldn't have as many victims.

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Re:Get Real: no drug or vaccine will avoid a very big corona... by cygx on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @02:07PM (#22486813)
On the flip side, we're traveling farther in greater numbers than in 1918.
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Re:Get Real: no drug or vaccine will avoid a very big corona... by anthonypasq on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @02:34PM (#22487138)
1918 was the height of ww1 btw.
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