https://www.businessinsider.com/lessons-1918-flu-reopening-coronavirus-pandemic-too-soon-2020-4
Seems like some good/relevant data. Some differences today vs 100 years ago.
They didn't have ventilators to kill people back then (-: just kidding.
They wore face covers that I think were gauze but today, the experts think they didn't help much like out face masks do.
There were only 5 million vehicles in 1917, so I'm wondering how public transportation is different(worse/better?) Work places. I'm thinking that ventilation in work places may be a big factor in transmission.
They didn't have the technology to test and respond quickly.
They also used cities in their study(not county data). There are more people living in the country/rural areas where its a completely different situation.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/208354?appId=scweb
 | Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented by US Cities During the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic Context A critical question in pandemic influenza planning is the role nonpharmaceutical interventions might play in delaying the temporal effects of a pandemic, reducing the overall and peak attack rate, and reducing the number of cumulative deaths. Such measures could potentially provide valuable... jamanetwork.com |
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