Is Covid going to take years?
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
Calgary, Alberta
December 11, 2020 4:11am CST
On 1918 my late grandma was a baby. That was 102 years ago and it is the year when the Spanish flu outbreak happened. When this worldwide lockdown happened, airlines are not common yet but the virus still spreads worldwide and lasted 3 years.
The world is still have international travels and people still go outside. This makes me think that the Pandemic might last for years.
months ago media estimated that Covid 19 will have vaccine in June and the pandemic will end but with how things go. Covid 19 Pandemic might last as long as Spanish flu or worst even last longer.
Many teens will never experience proms and graduations.
I do want this to end as fast as possible but covid might take years like Spanish flu.
The pandemic of H1N1 virus in 1918 infected about one-third of the world's population, causing at least 50 million deaths, including more than a half-million...
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
11 Dec 20
There seem to be some indications that, if one has acquired immunity from Covid-19, either by having had and recovered from it or by taking the vaccine, it may not be permanent and so there is a possibility that one may catch it a second time. If that is the case, then it will certainly be with us for a long time.
Although Covid-19 is said to be less infectious than influenza and (overall) one is less likely to die from it than the Spanish 'flu, it is a new virus and is mutating rather fast, so it is likely to be a force to be reckoned with for a long time.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
12 Dec 20
@LadyDuck There is a 108 year old woman who experienced getting infected bY Spanish flu as a child and got infected by covid this year and she survived both
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
11 Dec 20
@believehappening She is living a nightmare.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 20
Are you prepared for years of quarantine and social distancing?
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@kay990 (372)
• Zambia
11 Dec 20
@believehappening hahahaha for a change right. We will know how it feels like to be locked up
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
11 Dec 20
I'm guessing we get to learn to adjust with CoViD-19 still lingering in our midst.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
13 Dec 20
@CaptAlbertWhisker yeah, but I read that in some places, lockdown has been effect and people are strongly discouraged to go out of their homes.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 20
At least people are now allowed to go outside as long as they wear mask.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 20
I heard US suffered the most with Spanish flu because of media blackout which happened in China.
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
11 Dec 20
@CaptAlbertWhisker
Thank you for sharing that with us. I have no idea how long it will last.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 20
because of airplanes I have a feeling it will be longer than Spanish flu and I wish I am wrong.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
11 Dec 20
@CaptAlbertWhisker
I have no idea. I will wait and see.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
11 Dec 20
My great-grandfather was a teenager during the Spanish flu, but he never talked much about it. I think that COVID-19 will last for a long time. We all want it to end soon, but unfortunately I don't think that is realistic.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
12 Dec 20
with all those stubborn people who refuse to wear mask and politicians who don't make international travel ban, it won't end fast enough
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 20
Look at the brightside, school bullying have dropped. But yeah I miss travelling so much.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Dec 20
I crave to go back to normal but I will only get out of my house if there is an emergency. I buy food and groceries online now.
