Episode 124: The "Spanish" Influenza Pandemic 1918-1920

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Episode 124: The "Spanish" Influenza Pandemic 1918-1920

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Mar 25, 2020

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In the age of COVID-19 and the coronavirus, we take a look back 100 years to the last major global pandemic, which claimed 50 million lives, to discuss what's changed and what hasn't in how we react to and deal with public health crises.

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Mar 25, 2020

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Episode 124: The "Spanish" Influenza Pandemic 1918-1920

Episode 124: The "Spanish" Influenza Pandemic 1918-1920

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