Pandemic historians who showed the power of efforts to ‘flatten the curve’ say it will take all-out effort by individuals, industry and elected officials to reduce death and suffering until vaccines are available.

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Resources:

Michigan Health Blog: Flattening the Curve for COVID-19: What Does It Mean and How Can You Help?

Michigan Health Blog: With the COVID-19 Curve Flattening, It's Time to Prevent a Second Peak

The Conversation: Lessons from the 1918 pandemic: A U.S. city’s past may hold clues

University of Michigan Medical School Center for the History of Medicine

Influenza Archive: University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library

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