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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bill Gates says there are 4 big lessons from the Spanish Flu that we should heed during the coronavirus pandemic
The Microsoft founder and philanthropist said sugarcoating facts and findings about the coronavirus…
Julia Naftulin
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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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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…
Aylin Woodward
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The head of the WHO warns that 'the worst' of the coronavirus is 'ahead of us'
The WHO chief compared the virus to the 1918 flu that killed 675,000 people in the US and tens of m…
Eliza Relman
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Vintage pictures show life in the 'roaring '20s,' when the world partied after the Spanish flu pandemic
A jazz band plays for polar bears at a zoo in the 1920s.National Photo Company/Library of Congress/…
Melissa Wiley
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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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A 101-year-old woman who was born during the Spanish flu survived COVID-19
Angelina Friedman, a resident at North Westchester Restorative Therapy and Nursing Center in New Yo…
Kelly McLaughlin
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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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Dr. Birx told the heartbreaking story of her great-grandmother's death from Spanish flu while imploring Americans to social distance
During the 1918 pandemic, Birx's grandmother came home with the Spanish flu, and ended up passing i…
John Haltiwanger
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A 104-year-old Brooklyn woman who lived through the Spanish flu and once had stage 4 melanoma just recovered from the coronavirus
Ida Acconciamessa, who lives at Sheepshead Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brooklyn, is recove…
Kelly McLaughlin
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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 US economy is likely headed for another 'roaring '20s' of rapid growth, market veteran says
Yardeni's cheery outlook comes with the economy expanding at a stronger-than-expected pace and the …