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Mask Mandates: A History of Rebellion
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M164 Creator: Cameron Issacs ’21 Public Health The influenza pandemic of 1918 was the most-deadly flu outbreak in history; it was caused by an H1N1 virus of avian origin. The virus spread worldwide during 1918-1919 and as seen on the map, it was first identified in the United States in April of 1918…
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Mask Mandates during the Spanish Flu and COVID-19
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M174 Creator: Nicole Babkowski ’22 Public Health The COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020 was the first infectious disease to test the nation’s public health response since the influenza virus outbreak of 1918. The influenza virus–also known as the Spanish Flu–hit the United States in three consecutive waves; the second wave was extremely detrimental…