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Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ... by dragonwriter on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:02PM (#24900665)
For much of 1918, a lot of people in their 20s getting the flu were also experiencing trench warfare, which can't be an optimal situation, both in terms of immediate self-care and co-occurring health conditions.
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Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ... by DennisP on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:24PM (#24900940)
Older people were less vulnerable in the U.S. as well. The problem was that young healthy people were more likely to have an immune system overreaction. This applied to both genders.

(Source: John Barry's The Great Influenza)

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Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ... by lordnacho on Monday October 26, 2020 @05:05PM (#24901381)
I guess you should see that it was just men in their 20s in the stats then?
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