Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918.

There is a lot we can learn from the flu epidemic of 1918. For example, in Sept 1918 Royal Copeland, NYC Health Commissioner, said, "The city is in no danger of an epidemic. No need for our people to worry." However, a month later in Oct 1918 was our deadliest month in our nation's history because 195,000 Americans died of influenza. In NYC 581 people died in one single day!