But from what I read about the 1918 flu, was that a surprising amount of young people died. So, history does tend to repeat itself.
The rate of death in the 20-40 age group is incredibly small for COVID-19, which is precisely the opposite of the 1918 flu.
The COVID-19 fatality rate for people 20-40 years old is less than 1%. In comparison the 1918 flu death rate for young people was around 50%.
So with regard to the mortality rate amongst young people they are night and day different. History is not repeating itself.
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Spanish flu - Wikipedia
The pandemic mostly killed young adults. In 1918โ1919, 99% of pandemic influenza deaths in the U.S. occurred in people under 65, and nearly half of deaths were in young adults 20 to 40 years old.
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