2021.01.04

The Pandemic We Forgot

The 1918 flu killed millions, then faded from collective memory. Could the same happen with COVID- 19?

CAMP FUNSTON, a World War I– era military training facility in central Kansas, was the site of one of America’s earliest out- breaks of the 1918 flu.

CAMP FUNSTON, a World War I– era military training facility in central Kansas, was the site of one of America’s earliest out- breaks of the 1918 flu.

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