I’m not a historian; I just like learning this stuff. Onwards! There are many good resources to learn about the Spanish flu, but what you should understand is that approximately 500 million people were infected worldwide. Of that, 50 million died. That’s a pandemic. 2/
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This is a good basic resource on that pandemic: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html … Now! The flu is still deadly, but nowadays, the estimated death rate is closer to 0.1 percent of infections. That’s still a shit-ton of people. 3/
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So, you should absolutely, positively get your flu shot, since it can save your life. It can also reduce the severity of your flu infection. I got a flu shot this year. I also got influenza B. But hey, I’m here talking to you, & I’m considered moderate-risk because of asthma. 4/
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But the interesting thing about the Wuhan coronavirus is that researchers currently don’t have a great estimated death rate. They *think* it’s 2%, but again, this is an evolving situation. And good scientists, who know way more than I do, are trying to figure it out. 5/
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So, is it a pandemic? No one knows yet. There are articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/health/coronavirus-pandemic-china.amp.html … Should you panic? NO. You are still more likely to catch the flu, and we know the rate at which that kills. 6/
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Wash your hands. Get your flu shot. Take sensible health and well-being precautions. And that is my tiny thread for the day. 7/7
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