Re:Covid-19 overtakes 1918 Spanish flu as deadliest disease ...
by alanmessey on Monday September 20, 2021 @06:28PM
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For those complaining about the comparison, they did at least mention it:
>>> Comparing events that happened more than a century apart has its perils. For instance, the population of the United States in 1918 was a third of what it is now. So as a percentage of the national population, the Spanish flu deaths still has the lead on Covid-19.
>>> Comparing events that happened more than a century apart has its perils. For instance, the population of the United States in 1918 was a third of what it is now. So as a percentage of the national population, the Spanish flu deaths still has the lead on Covid-19.