The Spanish Flu of 1918: the history of a deadly pandemic and lessons for coronavirus
The Spanish Flu pandemic hit the world 100 years ago. Are there any lessons for today as countries try to stem the spread of Covid-19?
What was the Spanish Flu, why was it so deadly – and are there any lessons for today’s world as countries try to stem the spread of Covid-19?
100 years ago, the world was hit by a deadly pandemic during the last months of World War I: the Spanish Flu went on to kill millions of people around the globe.
We spoke to Professor Howard Phillip, Professor Nancy Bristow and the writer Laura Spinney – all of whom have studied and written about the Spanish Flu crisis.
