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

Daihai He; Shi Zhao; YK Li; Peihua Cao; Daozhou Gao; Yijun Lou; Lin Yang

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.075

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

Daihai He (Corresponding Author), Shi Zhao, YK Li, Peihua Cao, Daozhou Gao, Yijun Lou, Lin Yang (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

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 spending the same duration with over five cases per 1000 inhabitants over the previous two months. We also discussed the similarities in epidemiological characteristics between these two pandemics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-70
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	98
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.075
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

Keywords

1918–19 influenza
COVID-19
Multiple waves
United Kingdom
Years of life lost

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

UN SDGs

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

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