The 1918 Pandemic Lasted 3 Years, Only One Way to End COVID-19 Earlier

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In 1918, the world got affected by influenza sweeping across nations. What measures did we take to slow its advance? What did we fail to implement? How did we learn from it? And how does it compare to the current pandemic? Let’s get into it.Sources:[Stay Informed]https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.htmlhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html[How Severe Was the 1918 Influenza?]https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/187/12/2561/5092383http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/01/29/2149185.htmhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/medicalmuseum/5857153474https://youtu.be/VCFJPDqKPgchttps://youtu.be/Nw0wGaVCWiQhttps://cdn.dribbble.com/users/244516/screenshots/2752009/benjen___29.gifhttps://youtu.be/7tR8CWidq4Qhttps://youtu.be/YHNyo-IF3-8https://youtu.be/N9LC-3ZKiokhttps://youtu.be/DZD95Lp7ikUhttps://youtu.be/Gd6aLnPHqeEhttps://youtu.be/8FDIW-GzucYhttps://youtu.be/XrgIXVKmcZYhttps://youtu.be/o0u4M6vppCIhttps://youtu.be/n6vsxIkZepY[Governments' Response to the Spanish Flu]https://www.nature.com/articles/459324a?draft=collectionhttps://thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/488429-the-1918-spanish-flu-ravaged-the-world-what-can-it-teach-us-abouthttps://bit.ly/3eshhgAhttps://www.livescience.com/spanish-flu.htmlhttps://www.history.com/news/why-was-it-called-the-spanish-fluhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/1/140123-spanish-flu-1918-china-origins-pandemic-science-health/http://www.johnmbarry.com/images/barry_credit_ken_goldstein-large.jpghttps://youtu.be/-dCI3E7IgNghttps://youtu.be/VUYr4IzWzPQhttps://media.giphy.com/media/5UxHAAXShSunUGIyBo/giphy.mp4https://youtu.be/vmi-MtP969Mhttps://youtu.be/XftBhhSFazohttps://i2.wp.com/unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/165-ww-269b-026.jpghttps://media.giphy.com/media/p35XvxQf7kJk4/giphy.mp4https://youtu.be/sx0sfphrioYhttps://youtu.be/xyv6K8CsYOghttps://youtu.be/dATZsuPdOnMhttps://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/994622260861267969/1E6eTgXU.jpghttps://youtu.be/YEfY1UzLaaghttps://youtu.be/P8X1zEHDVJshttps://youtu.be/M4ONq7jNShUhttps://www.nih.gov/sites/default/files/styles/featured_media_breakpoint-medium/public/about-nih/almanac/rosenau_0.jpg https://media.giphy.com/media/ISOckXUybVfQ4/giphy.mp4 https://youtu.be/COJCS0et44ohttps://youtu.be/7XQ_o-rYl-Uhttps://youtu.be/8Sv0RkLlaEEhttps://media.giphy.com/media/AFgyryneFiZLEHfXug/giphy.mp4https://giphy.com/gifs/looneytunes-loop-debate-eunDUhLbOz1vEZfFXlhttps://youtu.be/4H2S97URb_whttps://youtu.be/_066dEkycr4https://media.giphy.com/media/IbmS6XKR5fTVchlxcN/giphy.mp4https://youtu.be/VCFJPDqKPgchttps://youtu.be/DJ9uHE6aZoUhttps://youtu.be/QuIq_YazmQchttps://youtu.be/I6Fqy0GLULUhttps://giphy.com/foxadhd/[Case Fatality Rate Comparisons]https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/196/11/1717/886065https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17330793https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/43/6/748/327458https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734171/https://cnb.cx/2V94pV4https://bit.ly/2xx1Raohttps://bit.ly/3a9aZiFhttps://bit.ly/2K73uOJhttps://giphy.com/gifs/earth-spinning-globe-l3V0megwbBeETMgZahttps://giphy.com/gifs/perfectloops-bart-simpson-guXnEFnoLJTTahttps://youtu.be/Zg-GHmvtIeIhttps://youtu.be/RWi6e-ODHzchttps://giphy.com/gifs/world-globe-UOdoMz3baCENO/mediahttps://youtu.be/hecXupPpE9ohttps://youtu.be/LF__QeackMchttps://youtu.be/SVNilOwikJ8https://youtu.be/YUggauZ3ffEhttps://youtu.be/fBEEFV1IZ_khttps://giphy.com/gifs/mushroommovie-unnoticed-unimportant-mG7xN3NU7WeUUGiKjMhttps://youtu.be/Ecbjqk5COY0[What to do - Pandemics & Outbreaks]https://bit.ly/2VdtPRzhttps://youtu.be/GlCFPo6YYbUhttps://youtu.be/Qynh65H7eNohttps://youtu.be/bUYJt4sLZ2ghttps://giphy.com/gifs/wonderlandbeautyparlo

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