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On the recordDecember 12, 2017
next year will be the 100th anniversary of the influenza outbreak of 1918. They estimate that at least 50 million and maybe as many as 100 million people died from that flu in 1 year globally.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman emphasizes the historical impact of pandemics to highlight current health threats.

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