Tag: Hong Kong influenza
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The forgotten pandemic: Hong Kong influenza in Australia (1968-1970)
Introduction As Australia today grapples with the lessons of modern pandemics, the Hong Kong influenza of 1968–1970 offers a less spotlighted but instructive chapter. Emerging between the Spanish flu and COVID-19, the Hong Kong influenza arrived during a period of social upheaval and global change. Its Australian arc shows how a country with established vaccine…
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The Forgotten Pandemic: Hong Kong Influenza in Australia (1968–1970)
Origins and arrival in Australia As the world later grappled with COVID-19, the late 1960s offered another reminder that respiratory pandemics are not only distant memories but evolving public health challenges. The Hong Kong influenza pandemic of 1968–1970 arrived in Australia amid a period of global upheaval, from Vietnam War protests to cultural shifts, and…