We didn't shut down our schools. We didn't shut down our cities.
Psst - that did happen in the 1918-19 Pandemic:
Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented by US Cities During the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic
Context A critical question in pandemic influenza planning is the role nonpharmaceutical interventions might play in delaying the temporal effects of a pandemic, reducing the overall and peak attack rate, and reducing the number of cumulative deaths. Such measures could potentially provide...
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