Out of a global pop of around 1,800,000,000, 50,000,000 died from it. That's about 3% of the pop. Needless to say, back then, many urban areas did not have decent waste disposal systems. So, if you were a factory worker, or a miner - working like a half-starved magey dog, while your employer was hosting lavish balls ... on your bowed back ...
Recent covid stats here in the US: pop is about 330,000,000. Covid deaths are about 675,000. That is less than 1/4 of 1% of the US pop. While the 1918 plague was age blind, covid usually targets people in their 60s and above. And yes, young people have died from it also - young people are getting things, which a generation or so ago, went after middle aged and older people; things like diabetes and such - because parents are half afraid (and wisely so) of letting their kids go up the street to run and play.
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