46+ Pictures Of People Wearing Masks During Spanish Flu Pics. According to cnn, the united an american policeman wearing a 'flu mask' to protect himself from the outbreak of 'spanish flu' following world war i. Remember, wearing masks is a cdc 'guideline' and guidelines can be ignored, especially when what is meant to protect you can lead to infections that kill you.

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Time life pictures/national archives/life picture. During the 1918 pandemic, the new york health board's stance regarding wearing masks was: In 1918, a san francisco health officer shot three people when one refused to wear a mandatory face.

The spanish flu was deadlier.

Why hasn't anyone come forward to claim this prize? The spanish flu was airborne, so this helped back then. In 1918, the spanish flu claimed 50 to 100 million lives worldwide. For some during the coronavirus crisis, they mean something else.