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Yes, there were very large, long shutdowns during the 1918 flu pandemic. And they had more of an effect than what we're doing now, because people couldn't work
by CydeWeys 7y ago
Yes, there were very large, long shutdowns during the 1918 flu pandemic. And they had more of an effect than what we're doing now, because people couldn't work remotely.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoDo you have a source for that? I've seen charts purporting to show that, but digging in always revealed that they showed "social distancing measures" more broadly, limited to things like public gatherings bans and restaurant closures. I haven't seen any record of general business shutdowns or bans on private gatherings in 1918.