What the Spanish Flu Taught Us About Lockdowns — and What We Ignored

During the 1918 Spanish Flu, Los Angeles enforced strict lockdowns while New York City chose a different path — no citywide lockdowns, despite being a major port for returning infected troops.
Surprisingly, infection rates between the two cities were roughly the same.

This study raises an important question: if public health officials knew more than a century ago that lockdowns were largely ineffective, what did our modern leaders truly know during recent pandemics?

It’s time to re-examine history — and ask the questions few are willing to ask.

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