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2021-09-21 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 So covid still pales in comparison to the 'Spanish' flu.

But more folks are crowding, and unmasking, but I am still waiting for one documented 'superspreader' event.

Posted by Bobby 2021-09-21 08:30|| 2021-09-21 08:30|| Front Page Top

#2 A Deeper Comparison.

1st of all.... Stating "As deadly as the 1918-20 Spanish Flu". Is a misleading Media Headline grabbing comparison. We have 3x's the population and 1000x's fast means of transportation to spread it than in 1918-20.

FACTS:

Lets use the Guesstimates of 650K dead from both pandemics.
Yep even the 1918-20 650K number was a book authors estimate. Then the overall dead per million for the Spanish Flu far exceeds the Covid-19/21.

Running the US Population for each pandemic and did some basic old school math.
We know the figures are Media driven over-hyped full of issues. But using their numbers against them.

1918-1920
A US population was about 103.# Million.
Using the estimated 650k Death figure vs 103M equals 6.31%

2019-2021
A US population is about 331.# Million.
Using the estimated 650k Death figure vs. 331M equals 1.96%

SUMMARY: 1918-20 Spanish Flu roughly had about a 435% higher death rate per million than the Covid-19/21.

So the US would need 2,827,500 deaths to be as deadly as the 1918-20 Spanish Flu.

INTERESTING SIDE NOTE: Given what we know about 1918, I like to see someone run a computer model of a Covid-19/21 Pandemic in 1918, with ITD projections.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-09-21 08:36|| 2021-09-21 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 I think we need to clear up that whole entire prepostion question first, 'of' or 'with'?

Posted by Cesare 2021-09-21 09:50|| 2021-09-21 09:50|| Front Page Top

#4 I am still waiting for one documented 'superspreader' event.

Hope it's this one

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-21 10:30|| 2021-09-21 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 old-age has killed many more.

Posted by irish rage boy 2021-09-21 10:36|| 2021-09-21 10:36|| Front Page Top

#6
#3 beat me to it.

Posted by Vespasian Ebboting9735 2021-09-21 11:23|| 2021-09-21 11:23|| Front Page Top

#7 the most amazing thing is that the Coof has reduced deaths from seasonal flu to somewhere near zero.

science!

Posted by Retard Strength 2021-09-21 12:13|| 2021-09-21 12:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Now compare numbers without NY and Cuomo's homicidal health care for the elderly.

Posted by ruprecht 2021-09-21 12:38|| 2021-09-21 12:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Take Michigan's Nursing Home 'turfing' out of there too, ruprecht.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-09-21 12:48|| 2021-09-21 12:48|| Front Page Top

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