We are taught that the 1918 pandemic was caused by a world-wide “influenza” virus that killed an estimated 20 million [1919 to 2003] to 100 million [updated in 2019] people. [3] At the time, “viruses” were not known, but the bacterium Pfeiffer’s Bacillus was believed to be the causal agent of the wide spread sickness.
The US military while preparing to enter WWI, the soldiers were heavily vaccinated with many “bacterial” vaccines. Soldiers appeared to have fared worse than those on the front line, though domestic US citizens were struck down.
In addition, Bayer’s drug Aspirin came off patent in February 1917, and when the US entered WWI, the US government seized New York’s production facility. Aspirin was heavily promoted as a cure-all, and was available over-the-counter and taken like candy during the pandemic period. How much did aspirin overdose contribute to death toll? [2]
There is information in the archives, suggesting patients of allopathic medical doctors fared far worse than the alternative practices of the day who were called “quacks”. [1]
September 1918 in the U.S. was when the death toll escalated.
Could the death toll have been the perfect storm of many factors including COD, statistical manipulation massive aspirin overdose, just to name a few? – EXPLORE