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Nature 459, 324-325 (21 May 2009) | doi:10.1038/459324a; Published online 20 May 2009
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Pandemics: avoiding the mistakes of 1918
See associated Correspondence: van Rijswoud, Nature 460, 571 (July 2009)
John M. Barry1
- John M. Barry is a Distinguished Scholar at the Center for Bioenvironmental Research of Tulane and Xavier Universities, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. He is author of The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague In History.
Email: jbarry@tulane.edu
Abstract
As bodies piled up, the United States' response to the 'Spanish flu' was to tell the public that there was no cause for alarm. The authority figures who glossed over the truth lost their credibility, says John M. Barry.
In the next influenza pandemic, be it now or in the future, be the virus mild or virulent, the single most important weapon against the disease will be a vaccine. The second most important will be communication.
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