Comparing COVID-19 and the 1918–19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom

Comparing COVID-19 and the 1918–19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom

We compared the COVID-19 and 1918–19 influenza pandemics in the United Kingdom. We found that the ongoing COVID-19 wave of infection matched the major wave of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic surprisingly well, with both reaching similar magnitudes (in terms of estimated weekly new infections) and spe...

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Main Authors: Daihai He, Shi Zhao, Yingke Li, Peihua Cao, Daozhou Gao, Yijun Lou, Lin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
1918–19 influenza
United Kingdom
Multiple waves
Years of life lost
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220305117

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