1957-1958 Asian Flu Pandemic - 70,000 people died - 80,000,000 infected How did the nation respond?
Channel: Victor Jernigan
Date: 2020-04-04

https://youtu.be/PMOiwYltIcQ 

A historical perspective - the 2nd worst flu pandemic in US History was the 1957-58 Asian Flu - over 70,000 people died (about 130,000 adjusted for population) and about 80,000,000 people in the US were infected at the same time during the last 90 days of 1957. 

How did the nation respond to such a devastating medical emergency? 

In this video Victor Jernigan discusses the 1957 to 1958 Asian Flu pandemic  as a perspective on the COVID-19.


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https://youtu.be/PMOiwYltIcQ