The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
It's not a stretch to say that the coronavirus pandemic is an historic event, but it's not without precedent. Epidemics have been a part of human history for as long as people have gathered together. So it's not uncommon to look back in order to plot a path forward.\n\nOn this episode of This Is Why, we look back at how pandemic influenza affected a western Canadian city in 1918.\n\nContact:\n\nAdam Toy - @Adam_Toy on Twitter\n\nDave McIvor - @d_mac1519 on Twitter\n\nThis is Why - @ThisIsWhy on Twitter\n\nEmail us - thisiswhy@globalnews.ca\n\nGuests:\n\nSuzanna Wagner, health historian\n\nEpisode Resources:\n\nThe Last Plague: Spanish Influenza and the Politics of Public Health in Canada by Mark Osborne Humphries