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by nickthemagicman 1678 days ago
30ish% fatality rate of small pox.

I think Black Plague was like 60% fatality rate and killed so many people that it's theorized it paved the way for the enlightenment by disrupting entrenched economic stratification.

Covid is essentially the flu compared to a real historical pandemic.

There were not any 'black plague' deniers.