Swine Flu Crisis: What can we learn from the 1918 flu pandemic?

April 30, 2009 by Geeks are Sexy | 1 comment

In 2007, as everyone worried about a possible avian flu epidemic, science journalist Laurie Garrett gave this interesting presentation to a small TED university audience. Now, 2 years later, with the current swine flu crisis invading media worldwide, her insights from past pandemics are now more relevant than ever.


 

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One Response to “Swine Flu Crisis: What can we learn from the 1918 flu pandemic?”

  1. edjay says:
    May 1, 2009 at 11:13 am

    What does this say to me? The proliferation of flu and panic is very profitable and, it is not possible for the general public to wrench themselves away from their televisions for long enough to see that.

    60 years and “modern” man is totally controlled by the media!

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