02-24-2020, 06:27 PM
** 23-Feb-2020 World View: Coronavirus vs Spanish Flu
There are lots of reasons why coronavirus today could be worse than
Spanish Flu a century ago, but there is one thing we have today that
they didn't have back then that's worth noting: Today we have the
ability to develop a vaccine, and there may be vaccines in production
in 6-18 months.
Navigator Wrote:> The Spanish flu ran its course in about 2 years. Because of modern
> methods of travel, the spread will be much faster, but modern
> hygiene, at least in the most modern countries, could slow it
> somewhat.
There are lots of reasons why coronavirus today could be worse than
Spanish Flu a century ago, but there is one thing we have today that
they didn't have back then that's worth noting: Today we have the
ability to develop a vaccine, and there may be vaccines in production
in 6-18 months.