While it’s way too soon to compare the numbers, H3N2 has so far proved deadlier than COVID-19. Between 1968 and 1970, the Hong Kong flu killed between an estimated 1 and 4 million, according to the CDC and Encyclopaedia Britannica, with US deaths exceeding 100,000 The virus rarely made front-page news.
Flashback 1969: American life went on as normal during Hong Kong Flu killer pandemic – Woodstock was not canceled, economy was not lockdowned, civil liberties not suspended, ‘schools were not shut down…Face masks weren’t required’ — Climate Depot | RSS Link Feed
