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Old 07-26-2020, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Chi-Town View Post
My first memory of a pandemic in this country was the Hong Kong Flu of 1968. My mother was sick in bed for days and days, and I had to call an ambulance to take my grandfather to the hospital where he recovered but was never the same healthwise. These people were really sick. That flu really took a toll on the elderly. But this covid-19 virus is the scariest I have ever seen.

1968 Pandemic (H3N2 virus) | Pandemic Influenza (Flu) | CDC
Roger that, Townee.