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Is covid-19 worse than spanish flu?
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Likely not.: Spanish Flu was estimated to have about a 2% mortality rate. COVID 19 has effected different races and areas of the world variably. A recent estimate by the World Health Organization was that it has about a 3 to 4% death rate. Science has improved signficantly since 1918 and there are many methods of containment being employed & a lot of research for treatment. Time will ultimately tell.
Answered 5/2/2020
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