Please provide support for your claim that large parts of society were under lockdown in wide areas of the US and the world during the 1918 pandemic. I can find no support for that myself.
From what I understand:
1. There were no wide lockdowns. Theaters, dancehalls and schools closed temporarily. But there were nothing like the mandatory and enforced lockdowns we've seen across the globe the last couple of years (China, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, etc). The state did not pay people money to stay at home from work, which we've seen in many countries the last couple of years. Closing dancehalls is not a lockdown.
2. Breaking the mask mandate did not lead to prison time like you insinuate. The article says most infringements lead to "a stern warning".
3. Despite the relatively harsh restrictions SF did not fare particularly well counting the number of deaths from the illness.
I maintain my claim that it was *not* the scientific consensus before 2020 that wide swats of the population should be made to stay at home and not work as a response to an influenza pandemic.
This article from the university of Michigan describes the pandemic regulations in SF: https://www.influenzaarchive.org/cities/city-sanfrancisco.ht...
From what I understand: 1. There were no wide lockdowns. Theaters, dancehalls and schools closed temporarily. But there were nothing like the mandatory and enforced lockdowns we've seen across the globe the last couple of years (China, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, etc). The state did not pay people money to stay at home from work, which we've seen in many countries the last couple of years. Closing dancehalls is not a lockdown. 2. Breaking the mask mandate did not lead to prison time like you insinuate. The article says most infringements lead to "a stern warning". 3. Despite the relatively harsh restrictions SF did not fare particularly well counting the number of deaths from the illness.
I maintain my claim that it was *not* the scientific consensus before 2020 that wide swats of the population should be made to stay at home and not work as a response to an influenza pandemic.