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LeftInTX

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11. We had the "Hong Kong Flu" in 1968. It was a bird flu.

Reply to Silent Type (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 27, 2024, 03:56 AM

Dec 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_flu#:~:text=The%20Hong%20Kong%20flu%2C%20also,to%20form%20a%20new%20virus.

I came down with it on Christmas morning and so did my sister.

Everyone got sick with it: LBJ, Humphrey and even Nixon.

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If Bird Flu mutates into a human pandemic in the next few months [View all] Pototan Dec 2024 OP

Sounds like a mass extinction event. SheltieLover Dec 2024 #1

The big danger isn't the clowns in charge, it is the masses of oppositional-defiant RockRaven Dec 2024 #2

Yes. elleng Dec 2024 #3

From what I've read, it is rarely contagious among humans. However, it darn sure might impact availability Silent Type Dec 2024 #4

We had the "Hong Kong Flu" in 1968. It was a bird flu. LeftInTX Dec 2024 #11

I read more about and it does not seem likely Meowmee Dec 2024 #5

RFK Jr has got this Skittles Dec 2024 #6

Rub some roadkill on that rash. rubbersole Dec 2024 #7

Now THAT'S funny. Was laughing for almost one full minute. chouchou Dec 2024 #8

Not a problem AverageOldGuy Dec 2024 #9

Don't worry, maga will call it a hoax, just a cold, refuse to get vaccinated, die in droves. Multiple Darwin awards. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2024 #10

The Trump crime syndicate is calculating how much money they can make off this pandemic. Irish_Dem Dec 2024 #12

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