Everyone here was bragging how the Europeans had it all figured out over the Americans. I've been the one saying we won't know whose methods were the best until it's over. Along that line, I was watching a Youtube video about the Spanish flu. It lasted four years 1917-1921. The second season is came back with a vengeance. Highest infection and death rates. The 4th year was the "best" with most people recovering who were infected.
A couple of interesting things. Everyone seemed to be wearing masks. So how come the CDC told us they don't help a hundred years later? Where was the press challenging them? It seems Asians learned the lesson as they always wear masks when they're sick. But we in the West are dummies.
The other thing was that one year after the end of infection, the US economy had come back very powerfully ushering in the Roaring Twenties. Let's hope we can recover as quickly although back then we were on the gold standard, had lots of savings and little debt unlike today.
