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1. deadliest but only because world population was so large by then.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 04:19 PM

Apr 2020

the black plague took out a minimum of 15% of the entire world population, making it about 10 times more lethal than the 1918 pandemic, on a percentage basis.

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If the Spanish Flu only infected 25% of the US pop, why is herd immunity even being discussed [View all] Quixote1818 Apr 2020 OP

deadliest but only because world population was so large by then. unblock Apr 2020 #1

Yeah, the black death would've killed billions today Calculating Apr 2020 #4

There has been a DU discussion that 'herd immunity' doesn't even exist. I forget the trend, but... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #2

"The Earth is hollow. Aliens live inside." Igel Apr 2020 #3

I didn't say that I believed in herd immunity, I simply said said someone had posted an article on SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #8

herd immunity is essentially what a vaccine relies on unblock Apr 2020 #6

Well said. NT SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #9

Herd immunity's being discussed, as far as I can tell, for one primary reason. Igel Apr 2020 #5

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Apr 2020 #7