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Old 07-20-2020, 04:23 PM
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The swine flu in 1968/1969 killed an estimated 100,000 Americans. The population of the US was about 203 million people. The swine flu killed 1 million people worldwide. Most people who died were 65 and older. The population of the US now is about 325 million people. There were no lockdown's, mask wearing, social distancing, etc. In 1969.
Actually, in 68/69 it was the Hong Kong Flu, which killed between 1 and 4 million people worldwide. The Swine Flu pandemic was in 2009, and killed between 150,000 and 575,000 people worldwide. In addition to no lockdown’s, masks, distancing, etc., there was no internet, Facebook or Twitter.