Lessons From The 1918 Pandemic and Emerging Pandemic Threats

Friday, May 15, 2009 at 3:12PM
Keith Erwood in 1918, 1918 pandemic, Avain Influenza, Bird Flu, Flu, H1N1, H5N1, Pandemic, Swine Flu, TED, pandemic

In light of the current pandemic of H1N1 (Swine Flu) and the spread of H5N1 (Avian Flu, or Bird Flu) I thought posting this video from TED on a presentation from Laurie Garrett on lessons from the 1918 flu.

The Video is actually from around April 2007 before the current out-break of H1N1 but can shed some light on a number of things and is worth taking the time to view.

This video highlights the main preparedness issues around pandemics and is more relevant today than it was when Laurie Garrett gave the presentation at TED in 2007.

Article originally appeared on Disaster Preparedness Blog - Emergency Preparedness Tips, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Emergency Management (http://disasterpreparednessblog.com/).