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The oldest woman alive says she made it to 115 years old — surviving both World Wars and the 1918 flu pandemic — by avoiding 'toxic people'
Science says 115-year-old María Branyas Morera has a point — toxic relationships can impact a perso…
Allana Akhtar
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COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than the influenza pandemic of 1918-19
Due to the population difference, the 1918-19 flu infected 25% of Americans and killed 0.65%. COVID…
Jake Epstein
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A 105-year-old woman who survived the 1918 flu that killed 50 million people worldwide has died of COVID-19
Primetta Giacopini had also survived World War I amid urgent warnings from the police that she'd en…
Yelena Dzhanova
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106-year-old Delhi man who was alive during the Spanish Flu recovers from COVID-19
The 106-year-old patient was discharged from the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) …
PTI
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New York City's spring coronavirus outbreak was roughly as deadly as the 1918 flu pandemic that killed 50 million people
The COVID-19 outbreak more than quadrupled death counts from the previous year, while the Spanish f…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Photos show how the 1918 flu pandemic brought the world to its knees
Today's outbreak of the novel coronavirus has sparked fear of another pandemic. The coronavirus, wh…
Noah Plaue,Natalie Colarossi
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Trump said the 1918 Spanish flu 'probably ended' World War II, which did not begin until 21 years after that pandemic
President Donald Trump probably meant to refer to World War I, the final months of which overlapped…
Lauren Frias
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These surprisingly relevant vintage ads show how officials tried to convince people to wear masks after many refused during the 1918 flu pandemic
Some men associated masks with femininity, and behaviors like spitting, careless coughing, and othe…
Katie Canales
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Photos show how San Francisco's 'mask slackers' and the Anti-Mask League defied mask-wearing laws while the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic seized the city
The city enforced the wearing of masks during the 1918 pandemic. But some residents were dismissive…
Katie Canales
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Photos show the precautions US cities took to 'flatten the curve' during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic
Researchers have since established that the Spanish Flu of 1918, now known as H1N1, originated from…
Katie Canales
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A promising new vaccine candidate could protect us from multiple coronaviruses - including some that haven't jumped to humans yet
The "pan-coronavirus" vaccine technology has been tested in monkeys so far. It could mean coronavir…
Aria Bendix
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How two US cities responded to the 1918 flu pandemic very differently - and what we can learn from those mistakes
In Philadelphia, the fact that leaders weren't on the same page didn't help matters. "Philadelphia'…
Marisa Iallonardo
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Wounded by both a pandemic and recession, millennials are reliving the history of 100 years ago
Millennials are defined by the Great Recession and coronavirus pandemic, similar to a past generati…
Hillary Hoffower
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Bill de Blasio says the coronavirus pandemic is 'one part the Great Recession, one part the Great Depression, one part the 1918 flu epidemic'
De Blasio said he was "exceedingly hesitant" to close the city's schools, which will be shut throug…
Eliza Relman
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HRD wants universities to study how India handled 1918 Spanish flu, revived economy
"It has also been desired that universities and institutions in India should study 5-6 villages adj…
PTI
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Photos show how San Francisco emerged from a lockdown too soon during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, leading to an even deadlier second wave that rampaged through the city
Spanish flu infections seemed to dwindle by November 1918, and the city relaxed lockdown orders. Wh…
Katie Canales
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The face mask is a political symbol in America, and what it represents has changed drastically in the 100 years since the last major pandemic
Masks during the Spanish flu pandemic were symbols of American patriotism. For some during the coro…
Katie Canales
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The coronavirus pandemic could last up to 2 years, according to US experts. They predict we may see a 2nd, larger wave of infections this fall.
A Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy study outlined three scenarios for the end of t…