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The influenza pandemic of 1918 is considered by many the most devastating epidemic in history, killing tens of millions of people worldwide in a year. Author and influenza expert John Barry speaks at the Minnesota History Center on the pandemic of 1918, and what it can teach us about handling similar outbreaks in the future.

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Lessons from the great flu pandemic of 1918

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