The Archivist
7 January 2023 · 04:48 UTC

Applying this to say Spanish Flu, in Australia during that pandemic. About 40% of the population was said to…

Applying this to say Spanish Flu, in Australia during that pandemic. About 40% of the population was said to be infected. The herd immunity threshold for that pandemic influenza was around 74%? So nowhere near sufficient to halt the virus? But it stopped. https://t.co/cfKGpYNhNI
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Post 2 of 3 · 7 January 2023 · 04:53 UTC
@CrabbBrendan I believe why the Spanish Flu ended is still contested? The rapid and almost simultaneous waves globally weren’t easily explained by antigenic drift and immunity?
Post 3 of 3 · 7 January 2023 · 04:55 UTC
This was an interesting read: https://t.co/4gEXDxyoxD

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