Joshua Holland
@JoshuaHol
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2hDuring the '18 flu pandemic, Philly held a "liberty parade" to sell WWI bonds. Docs said they should cancel, but organizers wanted to raise $ and 200K people packed into Broad Street. Within 2 wks, 5K had died & a bunch of troops shipped out to Europe.
https://smithsonianmag.com/history/philadelphia-threw-wwi-parade-gave-thousands-onlookers-flu-180970372/
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Scott Gottlieb, MD
@ScottGottliebMD
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Meanwhile Comic Con will bring together 100,000 people in Seattle in a week. Into an area of America’s only known, potential larger outbreak. So far, local officials and event organizer are maintaining the event with stepped up efforts at infection control and other measures.
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