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Thread: H3N2 (Hong Kong Flu) 1968-69 Killed More But Not The Economy

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    H3N2 (Hong Kong Flu) 1968-69 Killed More But Not The Economy

    I don’t even remember this pandemic (I was 25 at the time), which was a virtual mirror image of the WuFlu except no country strangled its economy to death. It killed 1-4 million people worldwide by estimates quoted in the article. Apparently authorities did not care enough to keep count back then.

    ...“It was like the pandemic hadn’t even happened if you look for it in history books,” he said. “I am still shocked at how differently people addressed — or maybe even ignored it — in 1968 compared to 2020.”

    The virus rarely made front-page news. A 1968 story in the Associated Press warned that deaths caused by the Hong Kong flu “more than doubled across the nation in the third week of December.” But the story was buried on page 24. The New York Post didn’t publish any stories about the pandemic in 1968, and in 1969, coverage was mostly minor, like reports of newly married couples delaying honeymoons because of the virus and the Yonkers police force calling in sick with the Hong Kong flu during wage negotiations...
    https://nypost.com/2020/05/16/why-li...demic-of-1969/
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    Don't even remember it, but was working 60+ a week and didn't even watch the news. The lumber and plywood market was strong so guess we didn't care.
    Old redneck hillbilly borned and raised on a redwood stump.

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    Moot point.. I didn’t have any $£¥$ then.. I received $66.00 twice a month.. I had food to eat, clothes to wear, a place to sleep and was being taught a trade. And acquired a taste for Cervaza Cruz Campo..

    Like Billy, I missed the whole thing.. also heard about the moon landing the day after and found out about Woodstock when the movie came out..

    Today, I have money to lose and am high risk, don’t like the hospital! Spoze to be in Iowa but nothing is open..

    Bright side.. lawn looks the best that it has in years.. both cars waxed (first time in 30 years).. camper 3/4 waxed.. finish tomorrow.. I’ve watched more Netflix and HBO series/movies in 2020 then I did previous 5 years combined..

    What did Joe Walsh say.. life’s been good to me so far..

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