For some reason I keep getting 90s songs stuck in my head lately. A few days ago it was Self Esteem by The Offspring, now it's Black by Pearl Jamb. These have never been personal favorites and I don't think I've hears either one in ages.
The following may or may not be of interest in terms of historical context:
>>>On President Wilson’s response to the influenza
John Barry: “He never released any statement about influenza whatsoever. The federal government did next to nothing. Of course, we had a different society then. But everything was up to local leadership. And that's one reason why we got such varied responses. A lot of it is also just random luck. In some places, the virus seemed more lethal than others. The earlier cities that were hit were hit much harder. And the virus seemed to attenuate a little bit over time. So if got hit later, you were in better shape. And if you got sick in the same city later in the epidemic, you were in better shape. It wasn't because medical care improved, medical care deteriorated. At first, it was nothing they could do anyway except supportive care. And second, by later in the outbreak, particularly in the same city, medical care was totally exhausted and overwhelmed. So the virus was the chief determinant of what was going on.”<<<
We take a deep look at the origins, responses and lessons of the flu pandemic of 1918.
www.wbur.org
