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The 1918 Influenza Won't Help Us Navigate This Pandemic

We have no historical precedent for this moment.
by Howard Markel via The Atlantic on August 19, 2021
A comic overview of vaccine development production trials to deliveries.

The Last Time a Vaccine Saved America

Sixty-six years ago, people celebrated the polio vaccine by embracing in the streets. Our vaccine story is both more extraordinary and more complicated.
by Howard Markel via The New Yorker on April 12, 2021
Women wearing masks during the 1918 Flu.
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To Save Lives, Social Distancing Must Continue Longer Than We Expect

The lessons of the 1918 flu pandemic.
by Howard Markel, J. Alexander Navarro via Made By History on April 8, 2020
A woman lies dying of influenza while a girl covers her eyes behind her.

The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia

Stories of the places, the people, and the organizations that battled the American influenza epidemic of 1918-1919.
by Howard Markel, J. Alexander Navarro via University Of Michigan Library on September 19, 2016
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