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Post by wm » 21 Feb 2021, 20:35

Between 200,000 and 300,000. have inoculated in Sydney.
All the vaccines deployed against the Spanish flu were totally ineffective.


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Post by gebhk » 21 Feb 2021, 22:17

Hi WM - yes and no. The fact that a virus was responsible was unknown so there were no vaccines against it. Because many if not most individuals stricken with flus developed secondary bacterial infections - these were, since the 1890s, believed by many doctors (although this view was being increasingly challenged from the 1910's) to be the causative agents and such vaccines as were developed were designed to act against them rather than the virus that caused the flu. Since many patients who survived the Spanish flu, due to their weakened state, succumbed to these secondary infections, it is reasonable to assume that effective vaccines against secondary bacterial infections could have reduced the death toll. Unfortunately only some of them were likely to be effective (because of poor understanding of the variability of the relevant bacteria) and those that were, were not applied in numbers large enough to make a visible difference.

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Post by wm » 22 Feb 2021, 00:14

It was "against the Spanish flu," although it's true there were some speculations that the vaccines (directed at bacterial infections, that based on some old theory that the flu was caused by bacteria) were someone helpful.


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Post by wm » 22 Feb 2021, 00:51

spain affected by german sickness and other countries will be.png


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Post by wm » 24 Feb 2021, 00:54

So their understanding of interactions between germs and masks was as good as ours.
But the more impressive thing is the clarity of writing. Today even the most mainstream media including the NYT or WAPO are incapable of that.

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Post by Globalization41 » 24 Feb 2021, 11:43

2/24/1919, Flu Spreads; 20 Persons Collapse in London; 262 Deaths in Glasgow Last Week; Firemen Suffering

2/24/1919, Famous Golfer Tom Ball Passes Away from Influenza Days After Demobilization from Royal Artillery

Tom Ball Wins Big Pro Golfers' Association Tournament at Walton Heath for £240 in Prize-Money, 11/17/1909

Map, Walton Heath, GoogleBall Eyes Open Championship, Has Placed 14th, 7th, & 2nd Twice; 11/17/1909

2/24/1919, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Keller of Somerset Receive Letter from Son in FranceMap, Somerset, Google

2/24/1919, Yankee Seamen Reach New York After Adventure as Prisoners on German Sea Raider Wolf & in Camp

2/24/1919; Wilson Lands in Boston After Historic Trip to Europe, Welcomed by Troops & Flags; Part 1Part 2

2/24/1919, Returning Wilson Says Industrial Germany Could Exploit Russian Chaos in 20 Years, Part 1Part 2

2/24/1919, News Summary; Pneumonic Influenza Update; Peace Conference; Armistice; Fighting in Russia

2/24/1919, Riots & Looting Reported in Germany; Bolshevik Mobs Battle Gov't; Heavy Casualties, Part 1Part 2

2/24/1919, Rivalry Between Socialists & Communists in Bavaria Threatens Civil WarMap, Bavaria, Google

2/24/1919, U.S. Overseas Forces Report 32 Killed in Action; 103 Wounded Severely; 67 Deaths from Disease

U.S. Troops Now in Archangel District Will Be Sent Home with Great Speed, 1/9/1919Map, Archangel, Google

2/24/1919, Boston Red Sox Owner Frazee Issues Ultimatum to Holdouts Babe Ruth & Harry Hooper; Terms Final

2/24/1919; Pittsburgh Health Dept. Reports 53 Flu Deaths, 109 New cases, & 30 Pneumonia Cases Over Weekend

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