Does the Forgotten "Russian Flu" of the 1800s Give Clues How COVID Will Wind Down?

One lesson seems clear: there is no neat two-year timeline for pandemics, and viruses can circulate at a low profile for a long time. 

Joking in the Time of Pandemic: The 1889–92 Flu and 2020 COVID-19

by Kristin Brig

As we see with COVID-19, the darkest periods in history expose the best — and worst — of humanity.