Thread by @thewiltonweigh, Point being corona is new, but epidemiology and public health isn’t. Plenty [...]

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Point being corona is new, but epidemiology and public health isn’t. Plenty to learn from past “lockdowns” https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/rapid-response-was-crucial-containing-1918-flu-pandemic">https://www.nih.gov/news-even...

Historical Analyses Help Plan for Future Pandemics.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/how-cities-flattened-curve-1918-spanish-flu-pandemic-coronavirus/">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2...

Social distancing isn’t a new idea—it saved thousands of American lives during the last great pandemic. Here's how it worked.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/03/upshot/coronavirus-cities-social-distancing-better-employment.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...

They had lower mortality rates from the influenza pandemic. But their economies also appeared to fare better.

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