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Spanish Flu vs COVID-19: An Australian Perspective Of A Pandemic

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Until COVID-19 struck, very few had ever spared a thought for the 15,000 Australian victims of the “forgotten flu” that swept the globe during 1918-19.

Intrigued by the parallels with the current pandemic — the mask-wearing, the quarantining, the social isolation — Australian Story delved into the archives and sought out the country’s expert historians.

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