Move Over, Coronavirus: We Fought A Pandemic During the Vietnam War

A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman, member of a USAID military health team, inoculates a flood refugee against cholera at the refugee center on Nui Sam mountain, Chau Doc province., 1966. U.S. Information Agency via National Archives and Records Administration
April 24, 2020 Topic: History Region: Americas Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: Vietnam WarHong Kong Flu1968PandemicCoronavirus

Move Over, Coronavirus: We Fought A Pandemic During the Vietnam War

Did we learn the right lessons?

Image: A U.S. Navy hospital corpsman, member of a USAID military health team, inoculates a flood refugee against cholera at the refugee center on Nui Sam mountain, Chau Doc province., 1966. U.S. Information Agency via National Archives and Records Administration.