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The Flu That Killed Fifty Million - 2018 - 7/10
Excellent documentary of the influenza that killed 50-100 million in 1918-1919.
Far, far more died than those in the Great War.
Accurately pinpoints where it began (Kansas, not Spain) and the exact individual.
Pioneering efforts to discover and control were limited by technological shortcomings, as well as officialdom in denial.
For the latter, think climate change deniers who hold political power.
Modern reenactments are minimal, this relies more on vintage photos, newsreels, charts.
Great if you are into this.
Afterthought in 2018 was not if there will be another pandemic, but when.