The Spanish Flu claimed 50 – 100 million lives, roughly 2.5-5% of the global population over 3 years 1918 -1920.  By comparison WWII claimed (est.) 60 million lives over 6 years.  Devastating. In an article published in the Smithsonian Magazine in September 2017, Laura Spinney outlined the key public health changes (or innovations) made in … Continue reading How the 1918-20 ‘Spanish Flu’ changed public health