episode 470
Lessons from Past Pandemics with "The Great Influenza" author John Barry
John Barry is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, a 2004 book on the last global pandemic, the 1918 so-called Spanish Flu. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, the book is a bestseller again, 11 years after its original release. John is also the author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America. July 23, 2020In this interview, we discuss
- The main similarities and differences between an influenza virus and coronavirus
- How COVID-19 impacts older individuals while the 1918 virus largely impacted younger individuals
- How the United States and many European countries seeked to cover up the 1918 virus
- How contracting the 1918 virus clouded Woodrow Wilson’s judgement at the Treaty of Versailles
- The critical importance of honesty and transparency of leadership in the face of this crisis
- The failures of the federal government in its response to COVID-19
Among a variety of other topics.
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This episode is sponsored by Zoho.
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"Another huge difference is the duration. The incubation period for the influenza virus was one to four days. Most people get sick at two. The coronavirus is 2 to 14 days. Most people get sick a little over five, you're sick longer, and you shed virus longer."The World Class IT principles in yellow were the focus of this interview
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