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To: alanrs who wrote (777652)	2/11/2023 7:35:17 PM
From: steve harris	Respond to of 793974

I believe it's across everything. Go get your car worked on, order at a restaurant, go to doctor, any service, we're screwed as far as I can see......

To: alanrs who wrote (777652)	2/11/2023 8:34:36 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793974

The pandemic mostly killed young adults. In 1918–1919, 99% of pandemic influenza deaths in the U.S. occurred in people under 65, and nearly half of deaths were in young adults 20 to 40 years old. In 1920, the mortality rate among people under 65 had decreased sixfold to half the mortality rate of people over 65, but 92% of deaths still occurred in people under 65. en.m.wikipedia.org 1918 was a disaster. The pandemic lasted for a few years, until 1920, came in 4 big waves - and it was a killer - notably, of young people. For that reason alone, it was far worse than CoViD. But, I don’t believe they had a vaccine against it. The thinking was that it was caused by a bacterium. Read that some docs tried to create a vaccine from taking smears from their patient’s nasopharynx - but it didn’t work, and was abandoned. Here, the “first” influenza vaccine is listed in 1937. en.m.wikipedia.org

To: alanrs who wrote (777652)	2/12/2023 12:20:03 AM
From: Stock Puppy	2 Recommendations Recommended By alanrs Winfastorlose Respond to of 793974

To your point. I know my faith in the medical profession has diminished substantially. They may be smart and clever but they are not wise. Many like car mechanics, except working on the human body which is quite a bit more complex. Many take what is published and what the pharm companies at their word with nary a bit more thought. There are some that are truly exceptional and some percent that are a lot better than what I just said. But you need to search far and wide.