How wars can supercharge pandemics
Throughout history, war and disease have gone hand in hand. As the Russian/Ukrainian war escalates, it's still too early to know what effect it'll have on the COVID-19 pandemic but it certainly won't help. So what can we learn from previous conflicts and pandemics, like the 1918 flu pandemic or even the plague? That's on today's Coronacast Also on today's show: * What can we learn from two Omicron superspreading events in Newcastle? * Cases in WA continue to go up * Quick(ish) Fire Friday returns!
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Show Notes
Throughout history, war and disease have gone hand in hand.
As the Russian/Ukrainian war escalates, it's still too early to know what effect it'll have on the COVID-19 pandemic but it certainly won't help.
So what can we learn from previous conflicts and pandemics, like the 1918 flu pandemic or even the plague?
That's on today's Coronacast
Also on today's show:
* What can we learn from two Omicron superspreading events in Newcastle?
* Cases in WA continue to go up
* Quick(ish) Fire Friday returns!