Spanish Flu

When I posted my COVID19 turning points one of mine – and one that many TPM Readers shared – was listening to New York Times science and health reporter Donald McNeil on The Daily podcast on February 27th clearly comparing COVID to the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic in which “not…

Batter steps in while wearing a mask during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic.Image: GEORGE RINHART/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGESThere’s a small engraving on the Stanley Cup which reads, “1919 - Montreal Canadians - Seattle Metropolitans - Series Not Completed.”It’s the only inscription on the Cup that includes two teams and no…

102 years later, has all that much changed?» Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe» Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThisIn US news and current events today, this is what life looked like during the 1918 pandemic. Here is…

From Atlas Obscura we hear that during the 1918 “Spanish flu” epidemic, people also wore masks, but put masks on their cats too—something that’s guaranteed not to stay in place! Click on the screenshot to read: A photo below and caption: One image, dating from the years when Spanish flu…

Cape Town (AFP) - South African Fredie Blom celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday unfazed by the coronavirus crisis, over 100 years since the Spanish flu pandemic killed his sister."I have lived this long because of God's grace," said Blom, possibly one of the oldest men in the world.Lighting a…

Marilee Shapiro Asher has survived two global pandemics now: the spanish flu and the coronavirus.May 9, 2020Read More

South African Fredie Blom celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday unfazed by the coronavirus crisis, over 100 years since the Spanish flu pandemic killed his sister. “I have lived this long because of God’s grace,” said Blom, possibly one of the oldest men in the world. Lighting a cigarette, he…

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From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn’t whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths will hit, but when — and how badly.In India, which relaxed its lockdown this week, health authorities scrambled Wednesday to…

One of the world’s most powerful advocates of digital privacy rights admits that people may need to yield some of those protections, at least for now, in order to keep the coronavirus at bay. Cellphone apps to help trace contacts will become a way of life — but must be…