Some very early thoughts on pandemics
Back in 2004, one of the first articles I wrote for The Tyee was about a possible flu pandemic as it might affect Vancouver. An excerpt:
Oct. 5, 2004: Vancouver reports its first case of New Flu, already labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The virus has moved around the world with frightening speed from Europe, where it was first identified just a few weeks earlier.
Oct. 11: Three hundred cases of New Flu have been confirmed in Vancouver.
Oct. 20: Vancouver has 3,000 cases of New Flu, 1,000 reported in the past 24 hours. The pandemic has...