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What I Learned by Following the 1918-19 ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in (Almost) Real Time

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Once the COVID crisis is over, it may take us quite some time to process and psychologically recover from this tragedy.

Ethan J. Kytle September 25, 2020 California, coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, healthcare, public history

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XIX

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As some pushed a return to the status quo, Fresno leaders urged citizens to exercise caution and heed the guidance of experts, lest the city reopen too quickly.

Ethan J. Kytle September 5, 2020 coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, public history

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XVIII

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The second wave of the virus seemed to be ebbing in January 1919, but health authorities warned Fresnans not to let their guard down.

Ethan J. Kytle August 17, 2020 coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, healthcare, public history

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XVII

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In the days following the Board of Health’s collective resignation, Fresno mayor William F. Toomey scrambled to bridge […]

Ethan J. Kytle July 29, 2020 coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, public history, Uncategorized

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XVI

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At the dawn of 1919, Fresno faced twin crises—a second flu wave and a political struggle over who was in charge of the city’s response to the epidemic.

Ethan J. Kytle July 22, 2020 coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, public history

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XV

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As Fresno entered the final week of 1918, the second wave of the influenza outbreak showed no signs of breaking.

Ethan J. Kytle July 10, 2020 California, coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, public history

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XIV

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As a new wave of flu tore through Fresno, the debate over reopening turned into all-out war – with business and church interests ultimately winning out, at a steep cost to public health.

Ethan J. Kytle June 30, 2020 California, coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, public history

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XIII

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By mid-December 1918, it was clear that a second wave of the flu was indeed hitting Fresno. But many people did not want to shut down again.

Ethan J. Kytle June 12, 2020 Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, public history

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