We had Woodstock during the Hong Kong fly pandemic

[buzglyd]

I’ve generally stayed out of all the Wuhan Flu hysteria but this is interesting. 100,000 people died in the US.

Woodstock Occurred in the Middle of a Pandemic

"The contrast between 1968 and 2020 couldn’t be more striking. They were smart. We are idiots. Or at least our governments are." ~Jeffrey Tucker

www.aier.org

We just didn’t have 24 hour hysterical media back then.

 

[amycurl]

My mother barely survived that flu. She was a nursing student when she came down with it, and had a shift where she was a de-facto nursing manager for the entire hospital floor. WHEN SHE WAS SICK WITH THE FLU. Luckily, that flu wasn't as contagious as this novel coronavirus.

And, while I hate to say this, I think we will easily pass 100,000 American deaths by the time this is over.

 

[Luanne]

I may be wrong, but hasn't just about every "mass gathering" that has happened currently resulted in more cases of COVID-19?

 

[bizaro86]

And, while I hate to say this, I think we will easily pass 100,000 American deaths by the time this is over.

That's probably true, but the population is a lot larger. It is also fatter, older and has more heart disease and diabetes. A disease exactly as contagious and deadly as the 1968 flu would kill many more now than it did then.

 

[buzglyd]

Exactly. Per Capita. And per fat and out of shape.

 

[MrockStar]

Maybee, a lot less people smoke now and medical science has really advanced. Heart, liver and kidney transplants cancer drugs, hip and knee replacements the list of improvements is large and numerous. Pulse people are living longer. Iam not convinced.that it statistically much worse overall now.because of medical advances.

 

[Brett]

I’ve generally stayed out of all the Wuhan Flu hysteria but this is interesting. 100,000 people died in the US.

Woodstock Occurred in the Middle of a Pandemic

"The contrast between 1968 and 2020 couldn’t be more striking. They were smart. We are idiots. Or at least our governments are." ~Jeffrey Tucker

www.aier.org

We just didn’t have 24 hour hysterical media back then.

I remember 1969 - woodstock, Vietnam war, moon landing, etc
but no memories of the flu pandemic

 

[Bunk]

I have no memory of a pandemic in 1968 & 1969 either. I don't think I have amnesia caused by too many drugs I took at that time, so I have to believe that it just wasn't a major media event. It's hard to believe that many of us Boomers have no memory of a pandemic that killed so many more people than the number of our soldiers killed in Vietnam

There was another pandemic in 1957-58 that killed 116,000 Americans. 1957-1958 Pandemic (H2N2 virus) From the CDC Website: In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”). This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus, including the H2 hemagglutinin and the N2 neuraminidase genes. It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957, Hong Kong in April 1957, and in coastal cities in the United States in summer 1957. The estimated number of deaths was 1.1 million worldwide and 116,000 in the United States.

I would have been too young at that time to have been aware of the 1957-58 pandemic at the time. But I have to believe my parents would have discussed both of these pandemics with me if either had been a major topic in the US in the 50's and 60's.

 

[SmithOp]

Exactly. Per Capita. And per fat and out of shape.

A lot of the Woodstock generation look like David Crosby now.


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[klpca]

I have no memory of a pandemic in 1968 & 1969 either. I don't think I have amnesia caused by too many drugs I took at that time, so I have to believe that it just wasn't a major media event. It's hard to believe that many of us Boomers have no memory of a pandemic that killed so many more people than the number of our soldiers killed in Vietnam

There was another pandemic in 1957-58 that killed 116,000 Americans. 1957-1958 Pandemic (H2N2 virus) From the CDC Website: In February 1957, a new influenza A (H2N2) virus emerged in East Asia, triggering a pandemic (“Asian Flu”). This H2N2 virus was comprised of three different genes from an H2N2 virus that originated from an avian influenza A virus, including the H2 hemagglutinin and the N2 neuraminidase genes. It was first reported in Singapore in February 1957, Hong Kong in April 1957, and in coastal cities in the United States in summer 1957. The estimated number of deaths was 1.1 million worldwide and 116,000 in the United States.

I would have been too young at that time to have been aware of the 1957-58 pandemic at the time. But I have to believe my parents would have discussed both of these pandemics with me if either had been a major topic in the US in the 50's and 60's.

My husbands grandfather died of this virus in 1957. He was in his 40's at the time - a great athlete who had played semi-pro baseball.

 

[Old Hickory]

Great article. 1968-69. What an amazing time. I also remember that getting sick was okay (building immunity) and that death was a part of life.

And there was a lot less opinion shared, back then.