What Can We Learn from the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-19 for COVID-19?

4 Pages Posted: 20 May 2020

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David C. Wheelock

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division

Date Written: May, 2020

Abstract

As the Spanish flu became more widespread and its dangers apparent, many cities sought to contain the virus by imposing restrictions on social and economic interactions.

Keywords: COVID-19

Suggested Citation

Wheelock, David C., What Can We Learn from the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-19 for COVID-19? (May, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3605782 or http://dx.doi.org/10.20955/es.2020.30

David C. Wheelock (Contact Author)

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Research Division ( email )

P.O. Box 442
St. Louis, MO 63166-0442
United States

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