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Re:Society Will Never Be Free of Covid-19–It’s Time to Embra... by AndrewBissell on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @06:15PM (#28374345)
> historically pandemics have disrupted societies for decades

Per-capita, the 1918 flu pandemic killed far more people (and far younger people) than Covid. Why is there nothing in history books about major disruptions to society and normal throughout the 20s and 30s as a result?

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Re:Society Will Never Be Free of Covid-19–It’s Time to Embra... by Andaith on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @08:20PM (#28375203)
I thought that most info was suppressed throughout Europe due to WW1, and that's why it was also why it's called the Spanish Flu.

They weren't at war so were happy actually putting information on the radio/newspapers while everyone else suppressed it because they didn't want troops at the front line worrying about their families dying of plague behind them...

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