The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in different ways.

Although, this is
not the first pandemic our society has seen. Take the Spanish flu for example. There
were estimated to be 500 million people to fall victim to the Spanish flu. The history
of the Spanish flu gave us insight on how to handle mass spread across countries.
During the Spanish Flu from 1918-1920, citizens were mandated to wear masks
just like we are today while schools, theaters and businesses were closed to
limit exposure. What we are experiencing in which masking is optional to control
spread is not a new concept. At the time, there were no effective medications
or vaccines to treat the Spanish Flu. With increasingly better modern
medicine, I think it is now imperative that we needed to invest more into
research. Had we devoted more time in research prior to the Spanish flu
there might have been more knowledge of medications and vaccinations.
History has given us a wonderful opportunity to learn and react. After all,
we can’t improve the future if we don’t know the past.