have we discussed the Hong Kong flu here for comparison?
The United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that in total, the virus killed one million people worldwide,
[14] from its beginning in July 1968 until the outbreak faded during the winter of 1969-70.
[15] The CDC estimated that about 100,000 people died in the U.S; most excess deaths were in those 65 and older.
The disease was allowed to spread through the population without restrictions on economic activity, until a vaccine became available four months after it started.
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