Episode 589: MJA Podcasts 2025 Episode 18 - Hong Kong Flu
Welcome to this podcast from the Medical Journal of Australia. My name is Sally Block, the M...
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Show Notes
Welcome to this podcast from the Medical Journal of Australia.
My name is Sally Block, the MJA’s news and online editor.
“The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present.”
Between 1968 and 1970, Australia was hit by a pandemic known as the Hong Kong Flu.
The MJA is publishing an historical piece about the pandemic and its impact.
Dr John Gerrard is the Infectious Diseases Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital and former Chief Health Officer of Queensland.