The 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic in the United States:

• Killed 675,000 Americans
• The mayor of St Louis closed all public meeting places. Deaths peaked briefly, but quickly flatted out.
• In contrast Philadelphia kept public meeting places open. Deaths skyrocketed.

Demographics:

• The current world population is about triple the size it was the year before the 1918 flu.
• Compared to 1918 there at 10 times more people over the age 65.
• Compared to 1918 there are 30 times more people over the age 85.

The coronavirus in the United States:

• The CDC estimates that 160 million to 214 million people in the United States could be infected.
• The CDC estimates that 200,000 to 1.7 million people in the United States could die.
• The CDC suggests that 2.4 to 21 million people in the United States could be hospitalized crushing the nation’s medical system that has only 925,000 staffed hospital beds.
• By contrast, 20,000 to 50,000 people have died from flu-related illnesses so far this season (and the season isn’t over).

Prevention:

• The superb response to the coronavirus in Singapore and Hong Kong brings good news. These countries implemented school closures, eliminated mass gatherings, required work from home, and rigorously decontaminated their public transportation and infrastructure. These measures reduced an explosive epidemic to a steady state.

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