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COVID-19 and Spanish Influenza similarities in terms of the American experience, the dominant narratives, and random anecdotes.
Some of these could *literally* be swapped out for stories today.
Others offer ideas on how things might unfold.
COVID-19 and Spanish Influenza similarities in terms of the American experience, the dominant narratives, and random anecdotes.
Some of these could *literally* be swapped out for stories today.
Others offer ideas on how things might unfold.
October 1918 -> March 2020 
October 1918 -> May 13, 2020
• November 1918:
'More deaths from Pneumonia than from [Spanish] Flu'
• February 2020:
'The flu is a much bigger threat than coronavirus, for now.'
'More deaths from Pneumonia than from [Spanish] Flu'
• February 2020:
'The flu is a much bigger threat than coronavirus, for now.'
Interesting snippets on the questions we're all asking:
1918: 'Try the laugh cure!'
2020:
2020:
Business Responses / Impact
And I'll leave it on the optimistic headline we're all waiting for
