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The 1918-19 'Flu Pandemic – What Happened in the East Midlands: 1: Prevention and Cure

Location
Online Webinar
Date(s)
Thursday 14th May 2020 (19:00)
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Description

A hundred years ago, millions died from ’flu. Hospitals were overcrowded. There was a call for volunteers. Drawing on her Nottingham PhD thesis, Dr Joan Knight will discuss the similarities and differences between responses then and to Covid-19. What can we learn from the comparison? 

Chair and facilitator

Simon McGrath and John Holford

Reading/resources

Influenza Pandemic 1918-19

  • History of the 1918 Flu Pandemic
  • The Great Influenza Outbreak 1918-19 (by Joan Knight)
  • Spanish Flu: a warning from history (University of Cambridge video 11 minutes) 
  • 1918 Spanish Flu historical documentary/Swine Flu Pandemic/Deadly Plague of 1918 (Youtube video 40 minutes)

In addition to the news media (newspapers, broadsheet and tabloid/tv/websites) the following are suggested:

TV programmes (all currently available on catch-up tv)

  • Channel 4: News Special ‘Coronavirus: What Next?’ Friday 3 April 8pm and 15 April 9pm 
  • ‘A Day in the Life of Coronavirus’ Monday 6 April 9pm
  • ‘Coronavirus: How Clean is Your House?’ Thursday 9 April 9pm
  • ITV: ‘Coronavirus: Q&A’ 13 April 8pm
  • BBC: ‘The Most at Risk’ 6 April 
  • Horizon Special – ‘Coronavirus:’ 9 April
  • ‘Coronavirus: What you need to know’ 10 April
  • What is the true cost of the coronavirus lockdown? By Paul Dolan
  • ‘Coronavirus: Military to build nine more emergency hospitals in UK’ by Kim Sengupta, Thursday 9 April
  • ‘Coronavirus: Principality Stadium field hospital gathers pace’, 14 April
  • Coronavirus: Nine out of 10 dying have existing illness’ By Nick Triggle, Thursday 16 April
  • ‘Covid-19’ - The Conversation

News articles

  • ‘Military draws up plans to build 17 new coronavirus field hospitals, with nine already cleared’, by Dominic Nichols, The Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 8 April
  • ‘Warning as virus leads to surge in home deaths.’ The Guardian, Thursday 16 April 
  • ‘Danger of working in care homes.’ I newspaper, Thursday 16 April

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