1918 Flu Epidemic Teaching Valuable Lessons

New analysis of how American cities responded to the killer Spanish flu of 1918 suggests that closing schools, banning large gatherings, staggering work hours and quarantining households of the ill may have saved tens of thousands of lives.

Which of the many non-pharmaceutical interventions was especially effective in reducing mortality is unknown, but all would theoretically be available should pandemic influenza again sweep the country.

from the Washington Post